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One of the crew members said that she spoke to people aware of the incident and was informed that the alleged victim was sitting on the window seat on the other side of aircraft while the accused on aisle seat and said it would have been difficult to urinate on her.

The Supreme Court remark came while hearing a batch of petitions seeking a curb on hate speech incidents across the country and action against the culprits

The counsel representing Shankar Mishra refuted urination charges and claimed that the complainant did it on herself.

Despite the non-religious motivation, the usual suspects clung on to Mishra’s religious identity to promote anti-Brahmin bigotry.

In 2010, Niira Radia tape controversy had broken out where at least three journalists were found allegedly hobnobbing with the lobbyist who appeared to be using journalists as brokers to secure a good deal for her clients.

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said that Air India's response to the urination should have been much swifter

The Air India crew even made the woman face the man who exposed his genitals to her and urinated on her. The man supposedly apologised to her and the cabin crew brought them face to face for this.

Shankar Mishra is accused of urinating on a female co-passenger in an inebriated state while onboard Air India flight AI-102 on November 26 travelling from New York to Delhi

Air India chief executive officer (CEO) Campbell Wilson on Friday asked the airline staff to report any instances of any improper behaviour on board to authorities at the earliest

This comes after accused Shankar Mishra, who was absconding since the incident came to light, issued a statement through his lawyers claiming that he had paid ‘compensation’ to the victim and the lady displayed no intention of lodging a complaint.