Air India urination case: DGCA imposes fine of Rs 30 lakh on airline

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 30 lakh on

for violating rules while dealing with the urination case from November, reported ANI.

The civil aviation regulator also suspended the license of the pilot-in-command for three months for failing to discharge his duties.

A Rs 3 lakh penalty has also been imposed on the airline’s director for in-flight services, reported the news agency.

On November 26, during a flight from New York to Delhi, a man named Shankar Mishra had allegedly walked to the seat of a woman in the business class section in a drunken state, unzipped his pants and urinated on her. However, Mishra walked free as the cabin crew did not apprehend the man even after the woman complained about the incident.

On January 5, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation had said that at first glance it appeared that Air India had not complied with provisions related to the handling of an unruly passenger on board. It had also directed the airline to submit a report on the incident and said that it will take action against those found negligent.

Air India had decided to take action against the man after the woman wrote a letter to Tata Group Chairperson Natarajan Chandrasekaran.

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