Indian-origin man, 21, attacks fellow passenger ‘without provocation' on US flight, arrested
A 21-year-old Indian-origin man was arrested after he engaged in a fight onboard a Frontier Airlines flight. Ishaan Sharma is accused of attacking a fellow passenger 'without provocation," following which he was arrested as the plane touched down in Miami. Ishaan Sharma, who allegedly attacked his fellow passenger on a flight, suffered injuries to his face.(X/@AmericanCrime01)
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Time of India
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