Another Air India pilot under scanner over sexual abuse charges

Few days after allegations of sexual harassment against an Air India commander emerged now a senior pilot of the airline has come under the scanner for suppression of information regarding similar charges An anonymous letter from an insider has redflagged the promotion of Senior Captain DX Pais to the post of Executive Director citing previous cases of alleged sexual harassment against himDays after allegations of sexualharassment against an AirIndia commander a senior pilot of the airline has come under the scanner for suppression of information regarding similar chargesPhoto IANS pictwittercom1JtUsHYPt5mdash IANS Tweets ians_india May 21 2019An Air India official confirmed the previous case against Pais but said that an internal inquiry had not found him guilty so far He also said that since Pais was currently General Manager he was eligible to apply for Executive Director ED in case there was a vacancyHe can certainly apply for the post of ED He is a senior pilot and has continued flying the official saidThe anonymous letter which was written to airline Chairman and Managing Director Ashwani Lohani highlighted the pending case against Pais and sought necessary action against himSir it is a matter of the company record that Captain DX Pais has failed to inform the company about the FIR 032014 dated 02012014 filed at the Sahar Police Station till around April 15 2015 This act of suppression of his FIR from the company is both a Service Regulation Violation and also a Criminal Offence section Action should have been initiated by the company but for obvious reasons the same was not done to shield him the letter readThe development came close on the heels of a woman pilot submitting written complaint leveling charges of sexual harassment against her colleague and commander She alleged that the accused commander called her to his room on the pretext of giving her notes after training and then offered to take her out for dinnerOn another note the iconic Air India building in Mumbai might soon be the new address for offices of the Maharashtra secretariat as the state government has offered the national airline Rs 1400 crore to take over the propertyTop News Stories Of The DayMumbai TikTok user arrested for dangerous bike stunts back in 2017Travel agent dupes south Mumbai travellers of Rs 308 lakhMumbai Crime Four nabbed for illegal soil excavation in GoraiMumbai crime Within four hours of murder cops nab 2 accusedShiv Sena corporator Salman Khan discuss Being Human for BMCCongress leaders discuss water issues with Mumbai civic chiefHow did you spend our money BMC chief asks the RailwaysMumbai Sion flyover to be shut for one monthCan we leave the fireflies alone pleaseAlert Mumbai Metro staff helps commuter get back lost wallet in four hoursMumbai lift mishap BDL lift has not had a licence for last 14 yearsPune Loud purring alerts cops to leopard cubs being smuggledBetween the real and the abstractThe future of Idli ManchurianSmita Thackeray Maanayata Dutt Amitabh Bachchan at an event in AndheriRemembering Rajiv Gandhi Rare pictures of former Prime Minister of IndiaBritish Royal kids Prince George Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis play in the woodsThese photos of Amruta Fadnavis enjoying the rains are romantic as everPopular Mumbai salons that Bollywoods top actresses visitmid day editorial Lets start making every drop of water countBritish Royal kids George Charlotte and Louis play in the woodsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates