A “drunk” man has been arrested after allegedly urinating on an elderly woman in business class on an airplane.
According to Indian police, the 34-year-old man was arrested in the southern city of Bangalore after the incident on an Air India flight from New York to New Delhi.
The man, who was accused of insulting her modesty, was flown to the Indian capital on Saturday, where he was held for 14 days while police investigated.
If convicted, the man, who was fired from his job at a top-tier bank following the allegations, faces up to three years in prison.
The Times of India newspaper reported that the suspect was intoxicated at the time of the alleged incident and could not believe what he had done.
A passenger on the flight told the newspaper he saw the man drinking excessively at the time of the alleged incident and that he was speaking incoherently.
Meanwhile, the man’s father told the Hindustan Times that the allegations were “totally false case,” reports Sky.
He also claimed that his son “had not slept for 30-35 hours” and fell asleep after drinking.
The company had been criticized on social media for its decision to ban the man from flying with them for 30 days, a ban which campaigners say isn’t long enough.
The airline’s Chief Executive Officer and managing director, Campbell Wilson, said in a statement: “Air India acknowledges that it could have handled these matters better, both in the air and on the ground and is committed to taking action,” reports Sky.
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