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'PEE-ER PRESSURE?' Drunk student on American Airlines busted after urinating on sleeping passenger

Aryan Vohra who apologized to the victim was banned by American Airlines from all future flights and it also canceled his return flight to NYC

NEW DELHI, INDIA: A drunk student was arrested after allegedly urinating on a passenger sleeping in business class during a 15-hour flight. Aryan Vohra, a 21-year-old Indian national studying in the US was on American Airlines Flight from New York to New Delhi on Saturday, March 4.

According to Indian authorities and American Airlines, Vohra was arrested in New Delhi as he exited flight AA 292 from JFK, reports New York Post. The pilot communicated via radio ahead to warn of a "disruptive customer who was heavily intoxicated," according to officials.

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What did Aryan Vohra do?

It is believed that the Indian national Aryan Vohra was on his way to India to attend his sister's wedding, as per The Sun. In a statement, American Airlines claimed that Vohra was "heavily intoxicated" and had disobeyed staff orders. The statement reads, "He was repeatedly arguing with the operating crew, was not willing to be seated, and continuously endangering the safety of the crew and aircraft and after disturbing (the) safety of fellow passengers finally urinated on (a passenger) in 15G."

'Vohra mistreated a female passenger'

The formal complaint made by the airline to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, which The Hindu has seen, claims that Vohra mistreated a female passenger who reported that he was leaning on her. He allegedly came dangerously close to sitting on an infant in a separate seat before the mother pushed him away. After that, it is claimed that he peed on a passenger who was asleep. According to Devesh Kumar Mahla, the deputy chief of police for the airport, he allegedly went on to "misbehave" after being escorted off the aircraft by security staff. The passenger would face "the strongest possible action," Mahla said. 

'Vohra apologized'

As per Mahla, the victim, a US citizen, didn't report the incident to the police. Vohra is said to have apologized to the victim and pleaded with them not to file a report after realizing what he had done. Nevertheless, according to the deputy chief, the suspect would still face legal action for "endangering flight safety" in accordance with the Indian Civil Aviation Act. The student was released on bail on Sunday as the police continue their investigation, as per New York Post.

It was similar to an incident that happened on Nov. 26 on an Air India flight from Delhi to New York, when a passenger Shankar Mishra urinated on a 70-year-old woman who was traveling in business class. The Internet soon erupted as the disgusting events continued. "Male travellers of Indian origin on board aeroplanes: why are you repeatedly urinating on other passengers or on passengers seats?" tweeted a well-known Indian journalist Sagarika Ghose. "After Pee-er Shankar Mishra, another unnamed pee-ing passenger on Air India, now another Pee-er: Aryan Vohra." Another user wrote, "These men have become so used to just stopping their cars and peeing on the walls that after a few drinks they don’t realize that they are not traveling by car anymore." "Maybe Pee-er Pressure!" remarked another user. One user commented, "Uncivilized air travellers increasing these days." "It's disgusting and shameless," remarked another user.

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