India investigating alleged assault of passenger by IndiGo airline staff

A video allegedly showing security staff of India’s IndiGo airline manhandling a passenger went viral Monday, prompting the federal govt to launch an investigation into the incident involving the airline. In the video, widely shared on social media and televised on local news channels, at least 2 IndiGo staff members can be seen pinning a passenger down on the ground after an argument on the tarmac at New Delhi airport. The male passenger shouts and attempts to fight back but is overpowered by the IndiGo staff. “This is absolutely unacceptable,” Jayant Sinha, India’s junior minister for civil aviation said. The airline has been asked to submit a report on the incident to the aviation ministry by Wednesday, after which the govt will see what action needs to be taken, Sinha said. <br/>