Urination Incident: Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on a female co-passenger on an Air India flight from New York, on Friday shared some of the woman’s messages, claiming that she had forgiven the alleged act and that she had no intention of filing a complaint. Didn’t have the intention.
Mishra’s lawyer claimed that his client had paid Rs 15,000 as compensation to the victim, which was later returned by the victim’s family. At the same time, Shankar Mishra’s father claimed on Friday that the allegations against his son were ‘completely false’.
returned the laundry
In a shocking incident, on November 26 last year, in the business class of Air India’s New York-Delhi flight, Mishra allegedly urinated on an elderly woman passenger, allegedly in an inebriated state. In a statement issued through his lawyers Ishani Sharma and Akshat Bajpai, Mishra said that he had washed the woman’s clothes and bags on November 28 itself and sent them to her on November 30.
Issue raised by the airline to seek compensation
Mishra’s statement said, “The messages sent by the accused and the woman to each other on WhatsApp clearly show that the accused got the clothes and bags cleaned on November 28 itself and sent them to her on November 30.” It states, “The woman in her message has clearly condoned the alleged act and has shown her intention not to file a complaint.” The woman’s complaint is in connection with the payment of adequate compensation by the airline which she raised in a further complaint on December 20, 2022.
The statement said that the accused paid the compensation agreed upon between the two parties (by the accused) through Paytm on November 28 itself, but almost a month later, on December 19, his daughter returned the amount. .
Trust in Judiciary – Shankar Mishra
Mishra’s statement further said, “The statements recorded before the inquiry committee of the cabin crew (crew) show that there are no eyewitnesses to the incident and the entire story is based on hearsay. The settlement of the dispute between the two parties has been confirmed in the statement submitted by the cabin crew.” The statement said, “The accused has full faith in the judiciary of the country and will cooperate with the investigation process.”
According to the FIR lodged on Wednesday, the woman had told the crew that she did not want to see the urinating man’s face when he was brought before her and he was “crying and apologizing”.
Allegations are false – Mishra’s father
Meanwhile, Shankar Mishra’s father claimed on Friday that the allegations against his son were ‘completely false’. He said, ‘This is a completely false case. According to my son he ate food and slept during the flight. He is 34 years old and I don’t think he can do something like this. He has a wife and a daughter.
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