'Lane is for staff, are you anpadh': How a verbal argument at Delhi airport escalated into physical assault by Air India Express pilot | Delhi News

‘Lane is for staff, are you anpadh’: How a verbal argument at Delhi airport escalated into physical assault by Air India Express pilot | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: A senior Air India Express pilot has been grounded after allegedly assaulting a passenger at Delhi airport’s Terminal 1 on Friday. The incident reportedly began when Captain Virender Sejwal told passenger Ankit Dewan, “This lane is for staff. Are you anpadh [illiterate]?”, triggering what initially was a verbal altercation that escalated into a…

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'Cutting the queue': AI Express grounds pilot over assault on passenger at Delhi airport; airline orders inquiry | Delhi News

‘Cutting the queue’: AI Express grounds pilot over assault on passenger at Delhi airport; airline orders inquiry | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: Air India Express grounded a senior pilot rostered for duty on Friday after he allegedly assaulted a passenger in front of his family at Delhi airport’s T1 over the latter being allowed to use a security-check lane where aircraft crew and other staff supposedly get priority.Passenger Ankit Dewan accused Captain Virender Sejwal, en…

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