A senior officer stated, “Security employees informed us the airline employees raised allegations of molestation. We tried contacting the air hostess however the flight took off and later she boarded one other flight… “ The cause behind the argument between the passenger and crew member is being ascertained, stated police.

#WATCH | “Unruly & inappropriate” behaviour by a passenger on the Delhi–Hyderabad SpiceJet flight at Delhi airport right now

The passenger and & a co-passenger have been deboarded and handed over to the safety workforce on the airport pic.twitter.com/H090cPKjWV

— ANI (@ANI) January 23, 2023

In a purported video of the incident, which was circulated on social media, a passenger is seen shouting at a cabin crew member. They are seen arguing contained in the flight. Few passengers are seen siding with the person, others are seen attempting to intervene and cease the argument. The video was allegedly shot by one of many passengers on a Delhi-Hyderabad flight.

“During boarding at Delhi, one passenger behaved in an unruly and inappropriate manner, harassing and causing disturbance to cabin crew. The crew informed PIC (Pilot in Command) and security staff of the same. The said passenger and a co-passenger, who were travelling together, were offloaded and handed over to the security team,” SpiceJet stated in a press release.

(With inputs from PTI)