NEW DELHI, JANUARY 4: Delhi Police on Wednesday registered an FIR and formed several teams to nab the passenger who urinated on a female co- passenger onboard an AirIndia flight from New York to Delhi, officials said.
A senior police officer said based on the complaint of the victim given to the Air India, a case has been registered under Indian Penal Code sections 294 (obscene act in public place), 354 (assault or criminal force to wom- an with intent to outrage her modesty), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) and 510 (mis- conduct in public by a drunken person) as well as under Aircraft Rules. “We have formed multiple teams to keep a track of the accused passenger and he will be arrested soon,” he said.
Meanwhile. Air India on Wednesday said it has imposed a 30 days flying ban on a passenger who had urinated on a female co-passenger onboard a flight from New York to Delhi in November last year and set up an internal panel to probe whether there were lapses on the part of their crew in addressing the situation.
Aviation regulator DGCA said it has sought a report from the airline on the in- cident, which happened on November 26 and will “take action against those found negligent”.
Air India said it has filed a police complaint about the incident but did not specify when the 30-day flying ban on the passenger came into effect.
Meanwhile, the National Commission for Women has written to the Air In- dia Limited chairman to intervene in the matter. It said the action violated the woman’s right to live a life of dignity and safety.
Airlines have the power to impose a flying ban on an individual for unruly behaviour for up to a life- time. While Air India has banned the passenger from taking its flights, other carriers can decide whether a flying ban should be imposed on the individual concerned.
