Air India Pee-Gate LIVE Updates: Delhi court sends Shankar Mishra to 14-day judicial custody

Follow LIVE Update on the Air India Urination incident: Shankar Mishra allegedly urinated on an elderly co-passenger on Air India New York-Delhi flight.

By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Saturday, January 7, 2023 - 20:06
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On an Air India flight from the United States to India, an intoxicated male passenger shockingly peed on a female co-passenger. The senior citizen female traveller was flying on an Air India business class flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to IGI Airport in Delhi. The incident occurred on November 26, 2022. Following this, Delhi Police took action against the accused and started an investigation into the matter. In the most recent update, the accused, Shankar Mishra, was arrested, and the police department is seeking custody for 3 days.

Meanwhile, Air India CEO Wilson Campbell has apologised to passengers in a statement and took action against the cabin crew and pilot who were unable to take the necessary action on time; Stay tuned to this space for LIVE updates on the further proceedings in the incident:

7 January 2023, 18:34 PM

Air India 'peegate' LIVE updates: Accused pleads for bail

7 January 2023, 18:31 PM

Air India Urination incident LIVE updates: Mishra was evading arrest

7 January 2023, 18:28 PM

According to the Delhi Police sources, they issued an airport alert, tried to trace his phone, and monitored bank transactions. "He switched off his phone on January 3 that was his last location," the sources said. The accused was using auto rickshaws for travelling.

7 January 2023, 18:18 PM

Cabin crew should use restraining devices: DGCA

Stating that non-action or inappropriate action by the airlines towards untoward incidents has tarnished the image of air travel, aviation regulator DGCA said on Friday that cabin crew should use restraining devices when all conciliatory approaches are exhausted.

7 January 2023, 18:13 PM

Air India could've handled these matters better: CEO

In the wake of the urination incident on board an Air India New York-Delhi flight last November, the flag carrier`s CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson on Saturday said the airline "could have handled these matters better" and that ite is "committed to taking action".

In a statement, the CEO said said: "Air India is deeply concerned about the in-flight instances where customers have suffered due to the condemnable acts of their co-passengers on our aircraft. We regret and are pained about these experiences.

"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."

7 January 2023, 17:24 PM

Air India Urination incident LIVE updates: Air India pilot made elderly victim wait for hours before allocating seat

The co-flyer of the victim, Sugata Bhattacharjee, made shocking revelations in his statement and claimed that the victim was made to sit in a filthy seat for 2 hours after the peeing incident.

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7 January 2023, 17:18 PM

Air India 'peegate' LIVE updates: Accused Shankar Mishra's father's statement; video

The video of the accused Shankar Mishra's father, Shyam Mishra, was posted by ANI on Twitter.

7 January 2023, 17:13 PM

Air India 'peeing' case LIVE update: Father of accused Shankar Mishra blames victim of blackmailing son

The father of the accused, Shyam Mishra, blamed the elderly victim for blackmailing his son. In his statement, he said, "She (victim) had demanded payment&it was made. Don't know what happened next. She must've demanded something that perhaps wasn't met that upset her. Perhaps there was blackmailing, there must be something."

7 January 2023, 17:07 PM

Air India 'peeing' incident LIVE update: Tata-owned airline's official statement

Following the incident, the Indian carrier released an official statement informing of the developments following the urination case on the Air India flight on November 26.

7 January 2023, 17:05 PM

Air India urination incident LIVE updates: CEO says mulling ban on alcohol services on flight

The Tata-owned airline said in an official statement that the Indian carrier is reviewing the airline's policy on the service of alcohol on flights. The action comes following the incident of Shankar Mishra allegedly peeing on his elderly co-passenger.

7 January 2023, 17:02 PM

Air India 'peegate' LIVE update: Airline grounds 4 cabin crew members, pilot

In an official statement, Air India announced that following the incident, the airline has asked 4 cabin crew members and a pilot to present a show cause notice and de-rostered them. The action has been taken after the police began the investigation of the incident on flight AI102 on November 26.

7 January 2023, 16:55 PM

Air India passenger urinating incident LIVE updates: Delhi Police records statement of 3 crew members

Delhi Police summoned Air India crew members and the pilot present on a flight on November 26 to interrogate them and create a timeline of the incident to investigate the matter. Further investigation into the case is in progress.

7 January 2023, 16:45 PM

Air India urination incident LIVE updates: Accused Shankar Mishra sent to 14-day judicial custody

Shankar Mishra, accused of peeing on a co-passenger, has been sent for a 14-day judicial custody by Delhi's Patiala House court. The police will be interrogating the accused seeking the details of the incident. Meanwhile, police will also be interrogating the co-passengers on the Air India flight.

7 January 2023, 16:39 PM

Air India 'peegate' LIVE updates: Accused Shankar Mishra arrested

The accused in the Air India urination case, Shankar Mishra, was apprehended by Delhi Police in Bangalore with the assistance of local law enforcement. The defendant was subsequently transported to Delhi for questioning and appeared before the Patiala House court in Delhi.