AI Express issues show-cause notice to pilot in airport assault case

The Air India Express will set up an external committee next week to inquire into the incident of one of its off-duty captain assaulting a passenger at the Delhi airport on Friday. Besides, a show-cause notice has been served to him seeking an explanation, sources said.

Soon after the incident that took place occurred at Terminal 1 (T1) of the Delhi airport on Friday, the airline had suspended the pilot.

A passenger, Ankit Dewan, had shared his experience in a social media post, along with a photo showing blood on his face after the altercation. He also shared a photo of the pilot Virender Sejwal.

Meanwhile, Sejwal’s lawyer on Sunday said the incident was resolved in the presence of CISF officials at the airport and claimed the facts were being misrepresented. “Dewan has selectively presented facts to create a false narrative. Castiest remarks were made against Capt Sejwal, and threats were made to female members of his family,” said a statement by the lawyer.