Man Who Urinated On Woman On Air India Flight Arrested From Bengaluru

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• Jan 7, 2023 | Dhupali Das

The Delhi police sent a team to Karnataka's Bengaluru to arrest Shankar Mishra after receiving some 'solid' clues on his whereabouts...

Digital Desk: Mumbai man Shankar Mishra who urinated on an elderly woman while drunk on an Air India flight in November, was arrested late on Friday night by the Delhi police from Bengaluru and was brought back to the national capital, according to reports. He was on the run, and a lookout notice or airport alert was issued to track him down.

The Delhi police sent a team to Karnataka's Bengaluru to arrest Shankar Mishra after receiving some 'solid' clues on his whereabouts.

Though he turned off his phone, he was using his social media accounts to communicate with his friends, which gave an opening to the police to zero in on him, top police sources said.

According to sources, Mishra, 34, used his credit/debit card in at least one place.

On a New York-Delhi Air India flight on November 26, Shankar Mishra allegedly unzipped his pants and urinated on an elderly woman in business class. He later begged the woman not to report him to the police, claiming it would impact his wife and child.

Air India filed a police complaint only this week and said as there was "no further flare-up or altercation", and "following the presumed wishes of the female passenger, the crew opted not to inform law enforcement upon landing. It barred Mishra from flying for 30 days, causing uproar among social media users who argued it wasn't enough.

The complainant had told the team that she did not want to see Mishra's face and was "stunned" when the perpetrator was brought before her and "began crying and profusely apologizing," according to her complaint, which is a part of the FIR (First Information Report). Additionally, the woman charged that the staff was "very unprofessional" and passive in handling a "really delicate and stressful matter."

Shankar Mishra's lawyers claimed he exchanged messages with the woman who filed the complaint and even paid her Rs 15,000 in compensation and had her stuff cleaned. After a month, the woman's daughter allegedly returned the money, claiming they couldn't accept it.

Mishra's employer, the American financial services company Wells Fargo, has also fired him, citing "very distressing" accusations. He worked as vice president of the India chapter of the multinational firm, which is headquartered in California.

"Wells Fargo holds employees to the highest standards of professional and personal behaviour and we find these allegations deeply disturbing. This individual has been terminated from Wells Fargo," the company said in a statement last evening.

Following widespread outrage and anger, Air India officials and the flight crew have been requested to explain their handling of the incident.

The aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has now warned strict action if airline staff fail to act against disruptive or inappropriately behaving passengers.