New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- The army officer who had assaulted a SpiceJet staffer at Srinagar airport was put on the no-fly list for five years, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) informed on Tuesday.

On August 4, SpiceJet employee Mudasir Ahmad, who was assaulted by an Army officer at Srinagar airport, recalled the violent incident and said the Army officer hit him in the face with baggage after he asked him to pay for extra baggage.

Describing the assault, Mudasir Ahmad told ANI, "He hit me on my face with baggage. He slapped me and started hitting me. He used his fist and feet to hit me. At the end, he punched me and I fell down."

The SpiceJet employee, who suffered a spinal fracture after the assault, said that the passenge...