Air India's regional director Rohit Bhasin caught shoplifting at Sydney airport

Dunya News

Rohit has been suspended while the company has launched investigation against him.

SYDNEY (Dunya News) – Regional director of Air India Rohit Bhasin has been caught red-handed while stealing wallet from a shop at Sydney Airport.

According to details, Rohit has been suspended while the company has launched investigation against him following a report by the Regional Manager-Australasia.

"There is an initial report of one of its captains Mr Rohit Bhasin who is also working as a regional director picking up a wallet from a duty free shop in Sydney. Air India has instituted an inquiry into this incident and has placed the captain under suspension," a spokesperson of the airline said.

The suspension order issued by the airline on June 22 stated: "It has been reported by regional manager Australasia that you allegedly committed an act of shoplifting from a duty free shop at Sydney airport before the departure of flight AI301 of 22nd June, 2019, from Sydney airport for which you were rostered as one of the Commander."

"Without prejudice to any disciplinary action to be initiated against you and pending inquiry, you are hereby placed under suspension with immediate effect," the order stated.