Air India urination incident: It's a matter of personal anguish, says Tata Sons

The urination incident onboard an Air India flight between New York and Delhi on November 26 last year is a matter of personal anguish said Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on SundayIn a statement Chandrasekaran said The incident on Air India flight AI102 on November 26th 2022 has been a matter of personal anguish to me and my colleagues at Air India Air Indias response should have been much swifter We fell short of addressing this situation the way it should have beenHe further said that the Tata Group and Air India stand by the safety and wellbeing of the passengers and crew with full convictionWe will review and repair every process to prevent or address any incidents of such unruly nature he addedEarlier after facing backlash Air India had issued show cause notices to four of its cabin crew and one pilot and derostered them pending investigationsOn Friday Air India chief executive officer CEO Campbell Wilson also asked the airline staff to report any instances of any improper behaviour on board to authorities at the earliest even if the matter appears to be resolvedIn a letter to Air India employees the CEO stated that timely action is necessary against those who dont follow the flight rulesCampbell said This week has regrettably been dominated by media headlines of which you are no doubt familiar The repulsion felt by the affected passenger is totally understandable and we share her distressAlso Read Air India peeing incident Shankar Mishra sent to 14day judicial custodyHe reiterated the importance of reporting untoward incidents onboard flights to authorities even if the crew believes it has been resolvedMeanwhile Delhis Patiala House Court on Saturday sent accused Shankar Mishra who had allegedly urinated on a copassenger to 14 days of judicial custodyAccused Shankar Mishras lawyer moved a bail plea in Delhis Patiala Court The plea will be heard on January 11Mishra was arrested by Delhi Police from Bengaluru on Friday nightNotably the Delhi Police has so far recorded the statements of three crew members of Air India today in connection with the caseMishra had allegedly urinated on a 70yearold woman in an intoxicated condition in business class of an Air India flight on November 26 last yearDelhi Police had registered an FIR against him on January 4 on a complaint given by the woman to Air IndiaThe police registered an FIR under sections 354 509 and 510 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 23 of the Indian Aircraft Act Both the accused and the victim are from outside DelhiUSbased financial services company Wells Fargo on Friday also terminated its employee Shankar MishraWells Fargo holds employees to the highest standards of professional and personal behaviour and we find these allegations deeply disturbing This individual has been terminated from Wells Fargo We are cooperating with law enforcement and ask that any additional inquiries be directed to them the company said in a statementThe companys statement came after Delhi Police reached out to Wells Fargo to cooperate with investigations against accused MishraThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever