Srinagar/New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- In a shocking incident, a senior Army officer grievously assaulted four SpiceJet employees at Srinagar airport on July 26 during the checking process before the SG-386 flight was to take off to Delhi. The assault was such that the SpiceJet employees were left with a spinal fracture and injuries to the jaw. The airline said the assault happened after the passenger was told to pay for the extra cabin baggage.

An FIR has been booked against the officer and the airline has banned him from travelling on its flights.

The officer, identified as a Lieutenant Colonel Ritesh Kumar Singh, currently posted at the High Altitude Warfare School in Gulmarg, reportedly lashed out at airline personnel when they informed him of...