The crew called in for CISF assistance, following which constables Priyanka Reddy (26) and Sonika Pal were dispatched to handle the situation. But Surekha responded aggressively and slapped and bit constable Reddy.
In a shocking incident, a Pune woman physically assaulted her co-passengers and bit a CISF constable while embarking on a Pune to New Delhi IndiGo flight at Lohegaon Airport, on Saturday, and was removed later on.
According to a report by The Times of India. the woman, named Surekha Singh, attacked her co-passengers – two siblings – Anvitika Borse and Aditya Borse during boarding after an altercation stemmed from disagreements over seating arrangements.
The crew called in for CISF assistance, following which constables Priyanka Reddy (26) and Sonika Pal were dispatched to handle the situation.
But, Surekha responded aggressively and slapped and bit constable Reddy.
According to TOI, the woman, who is a homemaker, was restrained and removed from the aircraft along with her husband, and handed over to the airport police.
A case of voluntarily causing hurt and assault or use of criminal force to obstruct a public servant from performing his/her duty has been filed by the airport police.
According to TOI, senior inspector Ajay Sankeshwari said, “We let her go after issuing her a notice asking her to join our probe as and when summoned.”