Sahil Kataria: What we know about IndiGo passenger who attacked pilot over Delhi-Goa flight delay

Sahil Kataria, the unruly passenger who allegedly punched an IndiGo Airlines pilot when he was announcing a delay in takeoff at the Delhi airport due to fog, was heading to Goa with his wife for their honeymoon on Sunday.

In a purported video, which has gone viral online, Sahil Kataria can be seen hitting co-pilot Anup Kumar as he was announcing the flight. According to flight tracking website flightradar24, the IndiGo flight took off from Delhi at 6pm after a delay of more than 10 hours.

Who is Sahil Kataria?

• Sahil Kataria, 28, runs a stationery and toy shop in South Delhi’s Amar Colony,
• Kataria lives with his family in East of Kailash.
• After the video surfaced of the incident, Kataria was arrested and later released on bail by the Delhi Police after a notice was served to him under Section 41 of CrPC.
• So far, he has not been placed on any no-fly list.
• In the short video clip of the incident inside the flight, other crew members can be seen shouting at Kataria, in a yellow jacket, after he hit the pilot.
• Kataria could be heard saying that they had been sitting in the plane for long and that they should be allowed to deboard if it was not taking off.
• “Chalana hai to chala, nahi to mat chala, khol de (If you want to fly the plane, do so; otherwise, open the aircraft door)," Kataria is purportedly heard saying in the video clip.
• Later, in another video clip, Kataria is seen being taken out of the aircraft by security personnel even as he apologised for his conduct.

• The police said the co-pilot of flight number 6E 2175 and other security personnel lodged a complaint regarding the passenger assaulting and misbehaving with them on the flight.
• Kataria misbehaved and hit co-pilot Anup Kumar and created a nuisance inside the aircraft, the complaint stated.

(With inputs from agencies)