"It's A False Case": Father Of Man Accused Of Urinating On Co-Passenger On Air India Flight

Shyam Mishra, the father of 34-year-old Shankar Mishra, who allegedly urinated on an elderly woman on an Air India flight from New York to Delhi on November 26, denied that his son could have done it.

He alleged that it was a "totally false case."

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Defending his son, Shyam Mishra told ANI:?

"This is a totally false case. My son hadn't slept for 30-35 hours. After dinner, he might have consumed the drink given by the crew and then slept. From what I understand, he was questioned by airline staff after he woke up,"

Shyam Mishra, denying that his son had urinated on the woman, claimed,

"I don't think he would do it. She (the victim) is a 72-year-old woman; she is like his mother. He (the accused, his son) is a 34-year-old man. How can he do it? He is married and has an 18-year-old daughter."

The father also said that no one saw what transpired as there were no eye-witnesses:?

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"She (victim) had demanded payment, and it was made. Don't know what happened next. Must have demanded something that perhaps wasn't met that upset her. Perhaps there was blackmailing, there must be something," Shyam Mishra added.

Internet is outraged with claims made by Shankar Mishra's father:

At the same time, Wells Fargo fired Shankar Mishra.

Accusations made against Shankar Mishra were termed as "deeply disturbing" in a statement released by the US financial services company on Friday.

"Wells Fargo holds employees to the highest standards of professional and personal behavior, and we find these allegations deeply disturbing. This individual has been terminated from Wells Fargo," the company said.

"We are cooperating with law enforcement and ask that any additional inquiry be directed to them," the statement added.

Despite telling the crew that she did not want to see Shankar Mishra's face, the ?passenger was "shocked" when the offender was brought before her and "began crying and profusely apologizing."

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He pleaded with her not to press charges, telling her that as a family man, he did not want the incident to have a negative impact on his wife and kid, according to the FIR lodged by the Delhi Police.

According to the Wednesday FIR filed after the victim appealed to Air India, the victim said that she had been forced to face the accused and negotiate with him, despite her reluctance to do so.

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