A 45-year-old woman from Italy was arrested by the Mumbai Police after a Vistara airlines cabin crew member lodged a complaint alleging that the passenger created a ruckus and took off some of her clothes in the aircraft on board the Abu Dhabi-Mumbai flight on January 30.
Sahar Police on Monday morning arrested the passenger identified as Paola Perruccio after the flight landed at Mumbai’s international airport. Mumbai court later granted her bail.
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As per the reports by the Indian Express, police officials said that the incident happened after the plane took off from Abu Dhabi at 2:03 AM (IST) on Monday.
According to the crew member Labat Khan, who has been with the airline for five years, said in her complaint that the Italian national took a seat in the business class leaving her allotted economy class seat (11 C). following the enquiry by the crew member, she didn't repond and later she was asked to return to her seat by Khan.
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She then allegedly punched Khan and when another crew member interfered, Paola allegedly spat on her face, her complaint read.
“While on board, the woman beat me, misbehaved by stripping and littering the plane, and endangering the lives of other passengers,” Khan said in her complaint.
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Sahar Police have registered the case and booked the woman under various Indian Penal Code Sections including 323 and 337 and provisions of the Aircraft Act.
Earlier this month, Shankar Mishra was arrested and banned for four months after he was accused of urinating on a senior elderly co-passenger on an Air India New York to New Delhi flight.
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