American banking group Wells Fargo on Friday sacked an Indian official from its Indian subsidiary wanted by police following a complaint alleging he had drunkenly urinated on a passenger in his seventies on a flight.

Shankar Mishra, who according to media reports was the vice president of the India branch of Wells Fargo, was dismissed following a complaint filed with Air India management by a 72-year-old passenger regarding an incident that occurred on November 26 during New York. York-New Delhi flight.

“Wells Fargo maintains that its employees respect the strictest rules of professional and personal conduct”, underscored the banking group which found “these allegations deeply disturbing”.

The man was fired, Wells Fargo said, without naming Mr Mishra or specifying his duties.

The banking group also assured that it was cooperating with the police.

Mishra, who was allegedly under the influence of alcohol during a Nov. 26 trip from New York to New Delhi, is on the run after a complaint was filed by the airline. According to New Delhi police, he is still at large, but officers have contacted his family.

In statements issued by his lawyers and published by the media, Mishra claimed that he had resolved the matter by compensating the passengers at the time of the incident.

“WhatsApp messages between the accused and the woman clearly indicated that the clothes and bags of the accused were cleaned on 28 November” and that these items were “delivered on 30 November,” according to a statement cited by India Today.

Air India, which was recently purchased by Indian conglomerate Tata Group after decades of state control, has faced a barrage of criticism over its handling of passenger complaints.

India’s civil aviation regulator has rebuked Air India’s management for not reporting the incident to him.

DGCA regrets the “unprofessional behavior” and “systemic failure”.