Air India bans Shankar Mishra for four months over urination incident
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According to the Delhi Police, Mishra on November 26 had walked to the woman’s seat in the business class section in a drunken state, unzipped his pants and
Mishra was arrested by the Delhi Police from Bengaluru on January 7. A court in the national capital sent him to 14-day judicial remand, denying police custody.
Initially, the airline had banned Mishra from flying with it for 30 days. On January 4, Air India had said that it could only ban an unruly passenger for 30 days without consulting the civil aviation ministry, according to the Hindustan Times
On Thursday, a spokesperson for Air India said that an independent three-member internal committee headed by a former district judge concluded that Mishra was covered under the definition of an unruly passenger.
On account of the findings, he has been banned from the airline for four months, the spokesperson said.
Mishra denies allegationsOn January 13, Mishra had refuted allegations against him before a Delhi court.
“I am not the accused...There must be someone...
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