Drunk Passenger Urinates At Departure Gate Of Delhi Airport, Released On Bail: Cops

The man was held after he was found urinating at departure gate 6 of the Delhi airport.

Man Urinates At Departure Gate Of IGI Airport, Arrested

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A passenger reportedly urinated publically in front of departure gate 6 at Delhi IGI Airport's Terminal 3 on Sunday, January 8. The man, identified as Jauhar Ali Khan, seemed to be inebriated and also abused passengers.

"He was arrested and later released on a bail bond," informed Delhi Police, reported ANI.

The incident has come forth at a time when a probe into another case where a Mumbai-based businessman urinated on a fellow woman passenger on an Air India flight is underway.

Air India Urination Case

1. Accused Shankar Mishra urinated on a woman passenger on an Air India flight last year in November.
2. Air India constituted an internal committee in this incident and recommended putting the male passenger on 'no-fly list'. Later, the airline banned Mishra from taking an Air India flight for 30 days.
3. The Directorate General Of Civil Aviation said, "We are seeking a report from the Airline and shall take action against those found negligent."
4. The Delhi Police said, "An FIR is being registered after an inebriated male passenger urinated on a female co-passenger in Air India's business class on Nov 26. The matter was reported to Air India by a female passenger, after which a complaint was given to the police on behalf of Air India on December 28."
5.  Wells Fargo, a US company, fired Shankar Mishra after his misconduct came to light.
6.  Mishra was then arrested from Bengaluru after which he was taken to Delhi for questioning. 
7. Following the massive coverage, Air India CEO apologised for the incident.
8. Air India issued show cause notice and ground the pilot and four crew members in connection with the case.
9. Shankar Mishra has been placed in judicial custody for 14 days by a Delhi court. According to the court, no police custody was required for further investigation.
10. Sugata Bhattacharjee, a doctor from the United States who was sat next to Shankar Mishra in business class on the November 26 flight, claimed he informed the staff of his inebriated state.
11. Speaking with NDTV, Dr. Bhattacharjee stated: "When he was asking me the same question multiple times, I realised that he may be incoherent. I did flag it to the crew, and he just smiled."
12. "He told me he drank to get a good night's sleep," Dr. Bhattacharjee was quoted by NDTV in its report.
13.  Reacting to the incident, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran on Sunday issued a statement saying, "Air India's response should have been much swifter. We fell short of addressing this situation the way it should have been."