Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Wednesday summoned
all stakeholders in the
IndiGo assault issue where an
airline staff and a passenger were engaged in a brawl.
Earlier on
Tuesday, Raju condemned the IndiGo staff-passenger scuffle and sought a
report from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
"We are
seeking a report from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
Violence of any sort is deplorable and should result in criminal
action," Raju said.
A video of an IndiGo staff and a passenger engaging
in a brawl at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport surfaced on
social media.
The video of the incident, which took place on October 15,
shows the duo thrashing and abusing each other.
It also shows the
airline staff holding the passenger down by the throat.
A passenger
named Rajeev Katiyal, who arrived from Chennai, was waiting for the
coach bus when he engaged into an altercation with the IndiGo staff
named Jubi Thomas due to a misunderstanding.
The passenger allegedly
abused the staff following which they stopped Katiyal from boarding the
bus, which was to take him to the terminal.
They then manhandled him and
pinned him to the ground by his throat.
Sanjay Bhatia, IGI Airport DCP,
confirmed receiving a PCR call regarding the scuffle between the
passenger and IndiGo employees on October 15.
IndiGo, however, apologised
for its staff's misconduct and said that stern action was taken against
the staff under the code of conduct violation. --
ANI
IMAGE: Screengrab from the video posted on social media.