Spinal fracture, bleeding nose: Army officer assaults four SpiceJet ground staffers at Srinagar airport

A senior Army official, who was to board a flight to Delhi, assaulted four airline ground staffers at the Srinagar airport on July 26, the airline said in a statement. One person has suffered a spinal fracture.

The airline has initiated a process to place the passenger on the no-fly list in accordance with civil aviation regulations, the airline said. It added that the army officer attacked the staffers after he was asked to pay for extra cabin baggage. Meanwhile, the local police has registered an FIR.

The incident was captured on camera and was posted on social media. It shows the passenger assaulting the staff and one of them being hit with a queue stand at the airport.


The injured were taken to the hospital and are undergoing treatment.

"A passenger grievously assaulted four SpiceJet employees at the boarding gate of flight SG-386 from Srinagar to Delhi on July 26, 2025. Our staff members suffered a spinal fracture and serious jaw injuries after being attacked with punches, repeated kicks and a queue stand," SpiceJet said in a statement.

The airline added that one employee collapsed unconscious but the passenger continued kicking and hitting the fainted employee.

"Another staff member suffered bleeding from the nose and mouth after receiving a forceful kick to the jaw while bending down to assist the colleague who had fainted," it added.

SpiceJet said the passenger was carrying two pieces of cabin baggage weighing a total of 16 kg, more than double the permitted limit of 7 kg.

"When politely informed of the excess baggage and asked to pay the applicable charges, the passenger refused and forcefully entered the aerobridge without completing the boarding process - a clear violation of aviation security protocols. He was escorted back to the gate by a CISF official," the statement said.

It is not clear if the passenger was detained at the airport after the incident.

The airline has also written to the civil aviation ministry, apprising them about the assault on its staff and has requested appropriate action against the passenger.

The airline also said that it has secured the CCTV footage of the incident from the airport authorities and handed it over to the police.

SpiceJet said it will pursue this matter to its fullest legal and regulatory conclusion.

Meanwhile, IndiGo, on Saturday, announced imposing a flying ban on the passenger who slapped a co-traveller onboard the Mumbai-Kolkata flight on Friday.