DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal tweeted on Friday. The notice stated that the incident allegedly took place on Spicejet flight No 157 flying from Delhi to Mumbai on August 16. “It is alleged in the viral video that a passenger Was trying to click obscene pictures of a woman flight attendant and his woman co-passenger.
It has been stated that when his mobile phone was checked, objectionable pictures of the women onboard the plane were found in his mobile," the notice read. In the notice from the DCW, Maliwal requested a copy of the FIR filed in relation to the incident, as well as information about the individuals who have been apprehended as suspects by August 23. “If the accused has not been arrested, please inform the reasons for the same, detailed action taken report in the matter and provide the sought information to the Commission Considering the gravity of the matter," Maliwal wrote.
Also Read: Unruly passenger assaults Air India crew member onboard Goa-Delhi flight Several months ago, a Delhi-Hyderabad SpiceJet flight experienced a similar incident, wherein two passengers were removed from the flight at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport. This action was taken after one of the passengers was accused of making inappropriate physical contact with a cabin crew member and exhibiting disruptive behaviour before the flight's departure. Following this, airport security personnel took custody of both the man involved and his fellow passenger.
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