A Pakistani entrepreneur based in London was sentenced to 15 months in prison for the mouth of rape and death during the flight from the UK to Pakistan. The shocking incident occurred aboard the flight of the Virgin Atlantic from London’s Heathrow to Lahore in February 2023.
According to New York Post37 -year -old Salman Iftikhar traveled in the first class when his drunk explosion began in the middle of the air. What began as a confrontation of summer service was rapidly escalated to racist abuse and threats of sexual violence -focused violence and one crew member remained traumatized for more than a year.
Iftikhar allegedly began drinking champagne in the aircraft bar and was asked to return to his seat after picking up the ice with his bare hands. The stewardess noticed his growing aggression and unfortunate speech. Soon thereafter, he accused one of the crew members of Angie Walsh of racism and shouted, “You called me AP – ki in front of everyone.” Common passengers captured parts of distracting tirada on the video.
The situation was even more concerned when Iftikhar began violent threats. “Don’t tell me what to do, you racist bitch.
Despite the efforts of the on -board crew, he calm him down, the behavior of Iftikhara escalated. On Mangoundled, a male stewardess Tommy trader, put his own wife, who tried to intervene, and made a number of scary threats referred to the hotel in Lahore, where the crew was scheduled to stay.
According to The New York Post, Iftikhar shouted on one stewardess:
“It is a white sheep female will be dead. The floor of your hotel will be thrown into the air and disappears.
Although the flight crew pointed the cockpit, iftikhar was not detained on arrival in Pakistan. Until March 2024 – more than a year later, he was arrested in his House in the UK worth $ 1.2 million.
Iftikhar confessed to threatening death and racial deterioration of harassment. However, he was deprived of the accusation of physical attack and threats to killing a member of the crew of Tommy Merchant. His legal team claimed that his actions were the result of a health condition including “amnesia, blood loss”.
The emotional and psychological toll incident on Angie Walsh was huge. In her statement statement statement stated:
“I’m a strong, brave, happy stewardess and I loved my job. I’m well known in society. I fly with Virgin Atlantic 37 years … But this incident broke me … it took me away.”
Mrs. Walsh had to take 14 months off from work to recover.
By his LinkedInIftikhar is the director and founder of the recruitment company called Persatering Match.
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