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Delhi Police detain 10 Jet Airways pilots for abusing DGCA on social media

The pilots were protesting against a proposed regulation on crew notice period of one year

Delhi police detain pilots for abusing DGCA official on social media
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Aneesh Phadnis Mumbai
Ten Jet Airways pilots who were taken off duty for wrongly addressing a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official have been detained by Delhi police for making obscene remarks.

The pilots were detained on a complaint from the DGCA on Tuesday afternoon and the incident could snowball into an agitation.

“DGCA has filed a complaint (against pilots) for making remarks against our officials on social media. It is for the police to take any action,” Director General of Civil Aviation B S Bhullar said in a text message response.

A spokesperson for Delhi police said they were

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