Lt Col who assaulted airport staff put on no-fly list

Major Indian airlines have banned the army officer who allegedly assaulted four members of the SpiceJet staff at Srinagar airport in July, an action prompted by the severity of the attack that left one of the employees severely injured, officials aware of the details said on Monday.

- Neha LM Tripathi

“IndiGo, Air India, Air India Express and Akasa Air have imposed a ban,” one of the officials said on condition of anonymity. “This was done taking into account the gruesome nature of the attack that left one of the employees with two fractures on his back, making him bedridden for three months."