Woman Allegedly Assaults 2 Passengers On Pune-Delhi IndiGo Flight & Slaps CISF Official; Gets Deboarded

The woman and her husband were escorted out of the IndiGo flight.

by Shreya Ghosh
Woman Allegedly Assaults 2 Passengers On Pune-Delhi IndiGo Flight & Slaps CISF Official; Gets Deboarded

What is happening in the aviation industry? Different airlines end up making the headlines frequently for unusual reasons. Be it the airline’s fault in providing services or passengers behaving unusually, we often come across similar stories on social media platforms. This time, a woman was deboarded from an IndiGo flight. The reason behind the concerned authorities and departments taking this decision will surprise you.

Woman Flyer Assaulted Two Passengers On IndiGo Flight

Woman IndiGo Flight
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Recently, a series of bizarre incidents took place at Lohgaon Airport in Pune. A woman supposed to travel to Delhi from Pune on an IndiGo flight allegedly assaulted two co-passengers. In addition to this, she even slapped a CISF official during the boarding process at the airport. According to several reports, the passenger also bit the security personnel’s hand.

Police stated important information about these bizarre happenings at Pune airport. Police shared that the unexpected episode unfolded in front of everyone at about 7:45 AM on August 17. The woman slapped and bit the security official when passengers were boarding IndiGo Flight 6E 5261 from Pune, according to a report by India Today.

The woman flyer assaulted and attacked two co-passengers on the flight. They were already sitting in their seats when the woman attacked them. People were shocked seeing everything happening in front of them and cabin crew members had to step in.

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What Happened Next?

Woman IndiGo Flight
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Priyanka Reddy and Sonika Pal from the CISF team rushed to the location to manage the unforeseen incident at Pune airport. Multiple reports stated that the woman flyer allegedly slapped CISF Constable Priyanka Reddy and bit her hand when they tried to oversee the chaos on the IndiGo flight.

Later, the team escorted her from the plane. Also, her husband was flying with her and he was asked to get off the flight too. They were deboarded and handed over to the Pune airport police authorities.

Also read: IndiGo Shares Cheerful Advisory About Delhi Rains Affecting Flights; Netizens Not Amused 

What are your views on this viral incident that took place at Pune airport? Why do you think similar bizarre incidents or unexpected occurrences are getting reported at different airports?

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