The man who was slapped by a co-passenger after a mid-air panic attack on an IndiGo flight has said that he was assaulted when the accused saw that he was "scared".
Hussain Ahmed Majumdar, 32, a resident of Assam's Cachar, suffered a panic attack when he was travelling from Mumbai to Silchar via Kolkata on Flight 6E-2387 on Thursday. Two cabin members were helping him exit the aircraft when a passenger on an aisle seat slapped him.
The accused, Hafijul Rahaman, was detained upon landing in Kolkata and handed over to the police. He was later released.