The accused, Shankar Mishra, is the vice-president of a multinational financial services company headquartered in California.
New Delhi: Multiple Delhi Police teams are searching for a businessman who urinated on his female co-passenger on an Air India flight returning from the United States at various locations in Mumbai and elsewhere, an official said on Thursday.
According to an official, the accused, Shankar Mishra, the vice-president of the India chapter of a multinational financial services company headquartered in California, was not found at any of his known locations in Mumbai.
New Delhi: Multiple Delhi Police teams are searching for a businessman who urinated on his female co-passenger on an Air India flight returning from the United States at various locations in Mumbai and elsewhere, an official said on Thursday.
According to an official, the accused, Shankar Mishra, the vice-president of the India chapter of a multinational financial services company headquartered in California, was not found at any of his known locations in Mumbai.
According to an Air India spokesperson, the incident, in which a passenger behaved in an unacceptable and undignified manner on the New York-Delhi flight, causing extreme distress to a fellow passenger, has been taken very seriously.
However, India’s aviation regulator, the DGCA, stated that Air India’s behaviour in the case was unprofessional and resulted in a systemic failure.
Observing that provisions relating to the handling of an unruly passenger on board had not been followed, it questioned why enforcement action should not be taken against the airline executives involved for breach of their regulatory obligations in the matter.
The aviation regulator has noted that the incident of passenger misbehaviour with a female co-passenger was reported to it on January 4, despite the fact that it occurred on November 26.
In its report to the DGCA, Air India stated that the female passenger initially requested that action be taken against the offender upon arrival, but later rescinded her request after the two parties appeared to settle the matter between them.
According to sources, the cabin crew reported the incident to the Commander and recorded it in the Voyage Report. The crew chose not to summon law enforcement upon landing because there was no further flare-up or confrontation, and because they respected the perceived wishes of the female passenger, according to the response.
Meanwhile, the Civil Aviation Ministry has taken strong notice of the situation and has directed the airline to conduct a thorough internal investigation and submit a report.
