Watch: Passenger hits IndiGo pilot announcing flight delay
In a video, crew members could be seen shouting at the passenger after he hit the pilot.
A passenger hit an IndiGo pilot when he was making an announcement regarding a delay in takeoff at the Delhi airport, police said on Monday (January 15).
The video of the incident, which took place Sunday evening, has surfaced on social media.
A Delhi Police officer said, "We received a complaint and are taking appropriate legal action." He was then taken to a police station and later arrested.
In the short video clip, other crew members could be seen shouting at the passenger after he hit the pilot.
According to the police, the co-pilot of flight number 6E 2175, between Delhi and Goa, and other security personnel gave a complaint regarding one passenger, identified as Sahil Katariya, assaulting and misbehaving with them on the flight.
Katariya misbehaved and hit the co-pilot and created a nuisance inside the aircraft, the complaint stated.
The passenger was agitated as the flight was delayed for several hours, police said.
A case under sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint) and 290 (punishment for creating public nuisance) of the IPC and section 22 of the Aircraft Rules has been registered against the passenger and investigation taken up, another police officer said.
IndiGo issues statement
"On January 14, 2024, during the announcement of a flight delay by the first officer of flight 6E2175, a passenger assaulted the first officer," the airline said in a statement.
According to the airline, the incident is being referred to the independent internal committee for appropriate action and inclusion of the passenger on the 'no-fly list' as laid down in regulatory guidelines.
