Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: A SpiceJet passenger has accused an Air India Express pilot of assaulting him following a dispute over allegedly cutting the boarding queue at the National Capital’s Indira Gandhi International Airport’s Terminal 1 in an incident that has triggered widespread attention on social media. The passenger, Ankit Dewan, took to X, sharing a photograph showing blood on his face.
He claimed that the incident unfolded in front of his seven-year-old daughter, who, he said, has been deeply trauzmatised after witnessing the attack. Tagging the Delhi Police on social media, Dewan questioned why he could not register a complaint after returning from his trip. “Why can’t I file a complaint after coming back? Must I sacrifice my money too, to seek justice? Will the CCTV footage disappear in the next two days till I make it back to Delhi?” he asked.
The Delhi Police, however, claimed that no formal complaint had been received in connection with the incident. “The matter has come to the knowledge of the police through a social media post. Whenever a written complaint is received by the victim in this regard, appropriate legal action will be taken,” the police said. Dewan also alleged that he was forced to write a letter stating that he would not pursue the matter further. “… It was either write that letter, or miss my flight and throw the Rs 1.2 lakh holiday bookings down the drain,” he said.