Shankar Mishra, a man from Mumbai, was arrested late on Friday night by the Delhi police from Bengaluru and brought back to the national capital after urinating on an elderly woman while drunk on an Air India flight in November. He was later placed in judicial custody for 14 days by a Delhi court, which ruled that no police custody was required for further investigation.
"What are the justifications for police custody? Don't do this just because the public is pushing you to. According to the news agency PTI, the court instructed the police and the complainant's attorney to follow the law. The police had asked to be held for three days. In an effort to locate Shankar Mishra, a lookout notice or airport alert was issued.
After receiving specific leads regarding Shankar Mishra's whereabouts, the Delhi police had sent a team to the capital of the state of Karnataka in an effort to apprehend him.Even though he turned off his phone, he was still using his social media accounts to communicate with his friends, allowing the police to focus on him, according to high-ranking police sources.
According to sources, 34-year-old Mishra had also used his credit and debit card at least once.
Shankar Mishra is alleged to have urinated on an elderly business class passenger on a November 26 flight from New York to Delhi on Air India. Later, he begged the woman not to report him to the police, claiming that doing so would have an effect on his child and wife.
"Respecting the perceived wishes of the female passenger, the crew elected not to summon law enforcement upon landing," Air India stated in its complaint to the police, "no further flare-up or confrontation." Social media users were furious, claiming that it was insufficient, and it imposed a 30 day ban on Mishra from flying.
According to her complaint, which is part of the FIR (First Information Report), the complainant had told the crew that she did not want to see Mishra's face. When the offender was brought up to her, she was "stunned" and the offender "started crying and profusely apologizing." Additionally, the woman stated that the crew lacked initiative in handling a "very sensitive and traumatic situation" and was "deeply unprofessional."
The lawyers for Shankar Mishra claimed that he communicated with the woman who filed the complaint, paid her 15,000 yen as compensation, and cleaned her belongings. After a month, the woman's daughter reportedly said they couldn't take the money.
Mishra's employer, the American financial services company Wells Fargo, has also fired him because the allegations were "deeply disturbing." He held the position of vice president for the multinational company's India chapter, which has its headquarters in California.
"We find these allegations deeply troubling because Wells Fargo holds employees to the highest professional and personal conduct standards. "This individual has been let go from Wells Fargo," the business stated in a statement last night.
After widespread outrage and shock, Air India officials and the flight crew have been asked to explain how they handled the situation.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the aviation regulator, has now issued a warning that strict action will be taken against airline personnel who fail to deal with passengers who are disruptive or behave inappropriately.
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