Posted ByTechViewShankar Mishra, a Mumbai resident who urinated on an elderly woman on an Air India trip in November, has been fired by his employer, Wells Fargo.
The claims against Shankar Mishra, 34, were described as “very distressing” by the business.
According to the news agency PTI, he served as vice-president of the India branch of the American global financial services corporation located in California.
“Wells Fargo expects its employees to uphold the greatest professional and personal standards, and we are very disturbed by these claims. This employee has been let go by Wells Fargo “This evening, the corporation issued a statement.
Shankar Mishra has gone missing, and a lookout notice or airport alert has been issued as police search for him. On a November 26 Air India aircraft from New York to Delhi, Shankar Mishra reportedly unzipped his pants and urinated on a woman in business class. He subsequently pleaded the woman not to report him to the authorities, claiming it would have repercussions for his wife and child.
The lady’s persistent complaint was simply about the inadequate compensation provided by the airline, for which she filed a later complaint on December 20, “the statement went on to say.
He said that he paid the money agreed upon by both parties on PayTM on November 28, but the woman’s daughter returned the money almost a month later on December 19.
Air India just filed a police report this week, claiming that there had been “no additional flare-up or altercation,” and “The crew chose not to notify law enforcement upon landing in order to respect the presumed desires of the female passenger.
The airline barred Shankar Mishra from flying for 30 days after the event became public earlier this week. After considerable outrage and contempt, Air India executives and the flight crew have been requested to explain their handling of the event.
The airline barred Shankar Mishra from flying for 30 days after the event became public earlier this week.
After considerable outrage and contempt, Air India executives and the flight crew have been requested to explain their handling of the event.
The aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has now threatened stern punishment if airline employees fail to intervene against disruptive or improperly behaving passengers.
As Air India under investigation, its CEO Campbell Wilson urged staff should report any inappropriate behaviour aboard flight to authorities at the earliest, even if it thinks the “problem has been addressed”.
“The impacted passenger’s aversion is quite natural, and we share her pain,” Mr Wilson said in an internal communication.