New Delhi, Sept 28: A city court has framed charges against an Air France official for alleged negligence leading to the death of an NRI passenger - a heart patient - who was left unattended at the IGI airport here for almost 11 hours after he developed chest pain. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate V K Maheshwari framed charges under Section 304 A (causing death by rash and negligent act) against Opender Nath Kaul, who was duty manager of Air France at the IGI airport here, observing that there was prima facie evidence for the same.
Kaul allegedly had not arranged medical assistance for the passenger Ram Sarwan, who was offloaded from an Air France flight after he complained of chest pain.
Finally he was taken to the Safdarjung Hospital some 10 hours after he was off-loaded from the plane, only to be declared brought dead.
Sarwan, hailing from Jalandhar and settled in Birmingham, had come to India in August 1998 to immerse his father's ashes at Haridwar.
After the ritual, he had booked a return Air France night flight to London from Delhi.
Bureau Report