After pilot assault incident, IndiGo forms internal probe panel, may put accused passenger on ‘no-fly list’

The committee, tasked with determining appropriate action, will discuss putting the accused passenger, Sahil Kataria, on the 'No Fly List' under the category of unruly behaviour

A video grab of the passenger hitting the IndiGo pilot. PTI

ANI

New Delhi, January 15

After the incident of assault against an Indigo pilot, the airline on Monday formed an internal committee to address the matter, the officials said.

According to the officials, the committee, tasked with determining appropriate action, will discuss putting the accused passenger, Sahil Kataria, on the 'No Fly List' under the category of unruly behaviour.

"We have established an internal committee, and the incident has been referred to it. The committee will determine appropriate action against the passenger, including the possibility of placing him on the 'No Fly List' under the unruly behaviour category," a senior IndiGo official said.

The incident occurred on Sunday in flight number 6E 2175 which was departing from Delhi to Goa. In the viral video, the agitated passenger is seen punching the co-pilot, Anup Kumar, while he was announcing on board about the flight delay. In the video, the co-pilot can be seen making an announcement. The passenger, wearing a yellow jacket, runs up to the captain and slaps him.

A flight attendant standing beside the co-pilot comes to his rescue and stands in front of him. The passenger is then pulled behind by another man as commotion spreads. The flight attendant can be heard saying, "You can't do this; you can't do this" as the man who caused the commotion heads back to his seat.

The Delhi police have registered a case and started an investigation based on a complaint filed by Anup Kumar, the co-pilot of the IndiGo aircraft.