Air India passenger, who urinated on woman, arrested from Bengaluru

The incident took place on November 26 when the accused, allegedly drunk, urinated on a woman passenger on New York-Delhi Air India flight

Updated on: Jan 7, 2023, 11:08:10 IST

By Hemani Bhandari

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The Delhi police on Saturday said that Shankar Mishra, the man who urinated on a woman on a New York-Delhi Air India flight in November, has been arrested from Bengaluru.

Police said the accused has been brought to Delhi. (Representative Image)

Deputy commissioner of police (Indira Gandhi International Airport) Ravi Singh said that Mishra has been arrested and brought to Delhi. “Further investigation in the case is in progress,” he said.

The Delhi police had registered a case under Section 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 510 (Misconduct in public by a drunken person), 294 (obscene act in any public place) and 354 (Molestation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 23 (Assault and other acts endangering safety or jeopardizing good order and discipline) of the Aircraft Act. Three teams were working on the case including one in Mumbai, another in Bengaluru , where the man was traced to ,and the third in Delhi providing technical support.

The incident took place on November 26 when Mihsra, allegedly drunk, urinated on a woman. She informed the Air India and claimed their response was unprofessional.

Air India informed Delhi Police about the incident on December 28 after which police contacted the woman but she said that her complaint to Air India should be considered her original complaint. The Delhi police registered the case on Wednesday, however, Mishra had been evading arrest since. On Friday, he was sacked by his employer, Wells Fargo, which termed the allegations against him as “disturbing.”

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Hemani Bhandari
Hemani Bhandari is a Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in New Delhi, where she reports on crime, policing, governance and social issues. With over a decade of experience in journalism, she specialises in combining on-ground reporting with evidence-based storytelling to examine the human impact of public policy, law enforcement and urban governance. Over the years, she has reported extensively on major developments in the capital, including crime investigations, civic challenges, protests, and issues affecting vulnerable communities. As a Special Correspondent, she focuses on producing exclusive investigations, enterprise stories and long-form features that go beyond daily news cycles. She has a keen interest in using public records, official data and field reporting to uncover systemic issues and present complex subjects in an accessible manner. A graduate of the Asian College of Journalism, Hemani believes in rigorous, ethical and evidence-based reporting. She is passionate about investigative journalism and continuously seeks to expand her skills in data journalism, open-source investigations and digital reporting techniques.Read More