Mumbai: Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union leader Kanhaiya Kumar was attacked on Sunday while he was on board a Jet Airways flight in Mumbai.
Kanhaiya claimed that a man tried to strangulate him inside an aircraft. Kanhaiya had just boarded Jet Airways fight 9W 618 when he was attacked.
Kanhaiya was in the aisle seat and the attacker was on the window seat. On the pretext of going to the washroom, the man tried to strangulate him. Kanhaiya's friends intervened but the attacker made a second attempt.
Both Kanhaiya and the attacker have been offloaded and are at the Mumbai Airport currently.
Police have detained the accused at the airport.
"Some guests on board this morning's flight Jet Airways fight 9W 618 Mumbai to Pune have been off loaded at Mumbai Airport in the interest of operational safety. At Jet Airways, the safety and security of our guests and crew is always of prime importance," Jet Airways said in a statement.
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