Shankar Mishra, the accused of urinating on an elderly woman on an Air India flight which was bound to Delhi. The court has granted bail on a personal bond of 1 lakh rupees sureties. The hearing all the parties, the court reserved its verdict on Monday.
Case History-
On January 6, he was arrested in Bengaluru by Delhi Police for allegedly urinating on a 70-year-old woman while in an inebriated condition on an Air India flight in November last year. The incident was brought to light after the woman’s letter to the Tata Group chairman was made public by the media.
During Monday’s hearing, the Public Prosecutor (PP) opposed bail, claiming that the accused had initially absconded and turned off his mobile phones. The Public Prosecutor contented that “He had turned off all of his cell phones. We tracked down his IMEI number.”
He claimed that the incident had embarrassed India on a global scale. The PP stated that, “India ki international beizzati ho gayi hai sir.”
Senior Advocate Ramesh Gupta, Mishra’s counsel, stated that the investigation is complete and that crew members and other witnesses have been questioned.
“My bail was initially denied as well because the investigation was ongoing. That is now complete, and they have examined other crew members and witnesses.” it was submitted.
Shankar Mishra was also fired from his position at Wells Fargo after the company stated that allegations against him to be “deeply disturbing.”
In a recent statement, Shankar Mishra’s lawyers said that although he had given the woman the agreed-upon compensation amount on November 28, but that almost a month later on, the woman’s daughter had given it back to him on December 19.
On January 8, the court had declined to place Shankar Mishra in judicial custody instead of remanding him for 14 days. The court then stated that the mere existence of public pressure should not influence the investigation, and Shankar Mishra’s police custody would not be required.
Earlier, due to the serious allegation against Shankar Mishra, his company Wolf Fargo has fired him from his job. Issuing a statement on behalf of the company, it has been said that, the company expects high behavior from its employees professionally and personally. The allegations leveled against Shankar are very disturbing due to which he was terminated from the company. The company also said that it will cooperate fully in this investigation.
