A passenger, identified as Sahil Kataria, hit an IndiGo pilot when he was making an announcement regarding a delay in takeoff at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, police said on Monday. A purported video of the incident, which took place Sunday evening, has gone viral on social media.
The video clip, showed crew members shouting at the passenger after he hit the pilot, identified as Anup Kumar.
A passenger punching the capt of an Indigo flight yesterday after a wait of 13 hrs for take off. Unprecedented scenes! pic.twitter.com/iEjcbnucdU
— SATISH CHARI (@SCHARI777) January 15, 2024
Now, another video of Sahil Kataria apologising apparently to the pilot with folded hands is doing the rounds online. In the new video, the passenger, Sahil Katariya, can be seen saying “sorry sir” to the person who is recording it, while being taken away by the authorities on the tarmac. In reply, the person shooting the video can be heard saying “no sorry”.
A passenger punching the capt of an Indigo flight yesterday after a wait of 13 hrs for take off. Unprecedented scenes! pic.twitter.com/iEjcbnucdU
— SATISH CHARI (@SCHARI777) January 15, 2024
A Delhi Police officer said, “We received a complaint and are taking appropriate legal action