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IGI Airport assault case: Air India Express pilot arrested; granted bail
Captain Virendra Sejwal was booked under sections 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 126 (wrongful restraint) and 351 (criminal intimidation) of the BNS in connection with the altercation that took place at Terminal 1 on December 19.
Delhi Police detained Air India Express pilot Virender Sejwal over an alleged assault on a passenger at IGI Airport following a dispute at a security checkpoint. (Photo: X/@ankitdewan)
The off-duty Air India Express pilot accused of assaulting a passenger at the Indira Gandhi International Airport was arrested and later released on bail from the IGI police station, police said on Tuesday.
Captain Virendra Sejwal was booked under sections 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 126 (wrongful restraint) and 351 (criminal intimidation) of the BNS in connection with the altercation that took place at Terminal 1 on December 19.
“…after the registration of the case, the relevant CCTV footage had been collected and statements recorded. The accused was also called for questioning, and his arrest was effected,” an officer said.
He added that the accused later secured bail from the police station. “In bailable offences, the accused has a right to get bail from the police station itself,” said the officer.
The case stems from a complaint filed by passenger Ankit Dewan, who alleged that the dispute began after he objected to Sejwal – who was off-duty and travelling by IndiGo airline at the time – purportedly jumping the queue at the security checkpoint. Dewan claimed that Sejwal abused and assaulted him in public, causing injuries and traumatising his seven-year-old daughter, who witnessed the incident. Later, Dewan said a CT scan confirmed a displaced fracture of his left nasal bone.
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