The altercation between passengers at Delhi airport was resolved with CISF officials present, and both parties declined legal action. Claims of coercion against Dewan are false.
The lawyer representing Air India Express pilot Captain Virender Sejwal, who was involved in an altercation with a passenger at Delhi airport, said on Sunday that the dispute was settled in the presence of CISF officials and that both individuals voluntarily signed a statement indicating they did not intend to take any legal action.
In a statement, Sejwal’s lawyer claimed that the recent reports and social media posts have “misrepresented a personal incident” and that the “distorted social media portrayal is based on a one-sided, incomplete misrepresentation of facts.”
The statement reads, “Recent reports and social media posts have misrepresented a personal incident that occurred in IGl airport terminal 1 on 19/12/25, unfairly projecting it as a ‘pilot vs passenger’ dispute. In the interest of transparency and to prevent further misinformation, the following facts are being clarified on behalf of Capt. Virender Sejwal.”
It further alleged that Ankit Dewan “selectively presented facts to create a false narrative.”
“Capt. Virender Sejwal was travelling as a passenger. He was not on flight duty, nor was the incident connected in any manner to his professional responsibilities. It was a purely personal matter between two passengers. Distorted social media portrayal is based on a one sided, incomplete misrepresentation of facts. Ankit Dewan has selectively presented facts to create a false narrative, wrongly implying a professional conflict and attempting to sensationalize a settled issue. Whereas castiest remarks were made against Capt Sejwal, and absolutely unfathomable threats were made to female members of his family including a child,” the statement claimed.
“Ankit Dewan initiated the confrontation by verbally abusing Capt. Virender Sejwal without provocation and continued using abusive, degrading and threatening language even after being asked to stop. The situation escalated into a physical altercation in which Capt Sejwal was also hurt; he also sustained injuries during the scuffle. CISF personnel intervened promptly, repeatedly told Dewan to calm down and stop abusing, yet he refused to relent and continued his misconduct in their presence,” it added.
As per the statement, the incident between the two passengers was resolved in the presence of CISF officials at t