Archive · 31 Dec 2025
Air India Express pilot arrested, granted bail in IGI Airport assault case
An Air India Express pilot named Captain Virendra Sejwal was arrested for hurting a passenger at the airport.
The fight happened on December 19 at Terminal 1 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
The pilot was taken to the police station and later let go on bail.
He was charged with three things: hurting someone on purpose, stopping someone from moving, and threatening someone.
The police said all this happened on the same day as the fight.
Captain Virendra Sejwal, an off-duty Air India Express pilot, was arrested for assaulting a passenger at IGI Airport.
The incident occurred at Terminal 1 on December 19.
Sejwal was charged under sections 115, 126, and 351 of the BNS.
He was arrested and later released on bail from the IGI police station.
The charges include voluntarily causing hurt, wrongful restraint, and criminal intimidation.
- Who
- Captain Virendra Sejwal, an off-duty Air India Express pilot
- What
- Assault of a passenger at Indira Gandhi International Airport
- When
- December 19
- Where
- Terminal 1, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Why
- Not explicitly stated in the article
- Pilot Name
- Captain Virendra Sejwal
- Airline
- Air India Express
- Incident Location
- Terminal 1, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Incident Date
- December 19
- Charges Filed
- Sections 115, 126, and 351 of the BNS
- Arrest Date
- December 19 (same day as incident)
- Bail Status
- Granted bail