Mumbai: Kanjaiya Kumar, the 28-year-old student arrested in February on charges of sedition, has alleged that a co-passenger on a flight from Mumbai to Pune tried to strangle him.
Mr Kumar says Manas Deka is a BJP supporter and Jet Airways and the police refused to take action against him and deplaned both of them.
Mr Deka, who is an employee of IT major TCS, dismissed the accusation as "a cheap publicity stunt" and says he tripped. "My leg is injured, I tripped and bumped into Kanhaiya," he told NDTV.
Mr Kumar's team circulated a video which shows the men arguing. In a statement, Jet Airways later said some passengers were off loaded at Mumbai in the interest of "operational safety".
Describing the matter as a "scuffle" in which eight people were involved, a senior police officer said Mr Kumar's account of the event was "exaggerated".
Mr Kumar's arrest in February turned into an international headline with critics at home and abroad brandishing it as blatant over-reach by the government and a transparent attempt to crush dissent.
Mr Kumar says Manas Deka is a BJP supporter and Jet Airways and the police refused to take action against him and deplaned both of them.
Mr Deka, who is an employee of IT major TCS, dismissed the accusation as "a cheap publicity stunt" and says he tripped. "My leg is injured, I tripped and bumped into Kanhaiya," he told NDTV.
Mr Kumar's team circulated a video which shows the men arguing. In a statement, Jet Airways later said some passengers were off loaded at Mumbai in the interest of "operational safety".
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Describing the matter as a "scuffle" in which eight people were involved, a senior police officer said Mr Kumar's account of the event was "exaggerated".
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Mr Kumar's arrest in February turned into an international headline with critics at home and abroad brandishing it as blatant over-reach by the government and a transparent attempt to crush dissent.
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