A Russian passenger of Indian origin slapped a Turkish Airlines employee, only because she was told not to smoke at the Arrivals area of Terminal 2. The incident took place at around 8 am on Monday, after 29-year-old Nina Patel arrived from Istanbul at 5.10 am by Turkish Airlines flight TK 720 (Istanbul-Mumbai) and was seen smoking near the Customs PRO counter at Level 2.

Nina Patel (right) was smoking near the Customs PRO counter of T2, and when Pinar Somar (in white) told her to stop smoking, Patel slapped her