Nagpur: The bail plea of the Indian Navy staffer who created ruckus on board an Indigo airlines Delhi-Nagpur flight on November 20 has been rejected by the district and sessions court. The prosecution has accused 33-year-old Manoj Virkhare of endangering the lives of 107 passengers and crew members aboard the flight.
District and additional sessions judge VT Suryavanshi rejected the bail plea of the man who was under the influence of alcohol while flying from New Delhi to the city last month. The court has taken a stringent view against Virkhare, who tried to smash a window of the aircraft.Entering the aircraft in inebriated condition, Virkhare, a petty officer in the Navy since around a decade, had stunned co-passengers with his acts.
19/12/12 Soumittra S Bose/Times of India
