Overview

• The altercation occurred Tuesday on the Delhi–Lucknow route aboard Air India flight AI-837.
• Amethi’s Gauriganj MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh said the dispute began when a passenger allegedly used foul language on a phone call.
• Cabin crew intervened to separate the MLA and the passenger as the situation escalated midair.
• After landing in Lucknow, the MLA filed a complaint at Sarojininagar police station and an FIR was registered.
• Police identified and detained the passenger as Samad Ali of Rajjipur village in Fatehpur district, with no public statements yet from him or the airline.