On an Air India flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport on November 1. On August 26, Mishra was “totally drunk” and pissed on another passenger, according to a police report citing the alleged victim’s letter.
“He unzipped his pants and pissed on me and stayed there until the person sitting next to me tapped him and told him to go back to his seat,” Mishra quotes. report.
The woman, who has not been identified by the police and who describes herself as elderly, told the crew that she wanted Mishra arrested when they landed in India. But she said the crew brought Mishra to her “against my will”.
He apologized and begged him not to sue, she said.
“In the face of his pleading and pleading in front of me and my own shock and trauma,” he said, “I found it difficult to insist on his arrest or to file a lawsuit against him.”
Mishra’s lawyers, Ishanee Sharma and Akshat Bajpai, said in a statement that Mishra “does not remember the details of the incident”. They added that Mishra was “very apologetic and respectful” towards the woman when she “wakes up from sleep” on the plane.
Lawyers said the two had agreed that Mishra would pay for the woman’s belongings to be cleaned, and Mishra paid her on November 2. 28. However, the woman returned the money in December. “This clearly reflects a malicious thought,” the lawyers said on Oct.
Wells Fargo I said He told The Hindu, a local publication in India, that he found the allegations “extremely disturbing” and that Mishra was fired. Attorney Sharma said Mishra was the vice president of the bank’s operations in India and was fired on Friday.
Wells Fargo did not respond to a request for comment.
The one-month delay between the flight and Air India’s report to police has fueled criticism for how the airline handled the incident.
India’s aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, said the airline’s behavior was “unprofessional”. It issued “show reason” notices demanding airline officials and flight crews to explain “why they should not be sanctioned for neglecting their regulatory obligations”.
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said in a statement that the airline was “deeply concerned” about customers “who are suffering from the reprehensible behavior of their comrades”.
“Air India recognizes that it can better handle these issues both in the air and on the ground,” Wilson said. The team added that on 1 November, flight 26 was removed from the airline’s list, adding that internal investigations are ongoing into the alcohol service and how employees handled the incident.
Campbell said Air India returned the woman’s ticket and held four meetings between staff and the woman in December. The woman’s family filed a request on 2 December. On December 26, it was reported that the airline had filed a complaint with the police. said 28.
Allegedly, the woman said her clothes, shoes and bag were “wet with urine”, and that the flight crew “refused to touch them, sprayed my bag and shoes with disinfectant, and took me to the bathroom”. a set of airplane pajamas and socks.”
Asked for another seat but was told none were available. After refusing to sit in her dirty seat, the woman said, she was given a jump seat—a small seat designed for short-term use by the crew—for the remainder of the flight.
Another passenger who “witnessed my situation” noted that there appeared to be empty seats in first class, but the crew informed him that the pilot had “vetoed giving me a seat in first class.”
