India, Jan. 16 -- A Russian model and actor, Evgenia Belskaia, who was on the Delhi-Goa flight with her team when the co-pilot was attacked by an unruly passenger on Sunday, said the passengers were livid due to the 13-hour delay and partly blamed the captain for aggravating the situation.

In a video posted online, Evgenia Belskaia said, of course, hitting the pilot was wrong but the passengers were very angry and nervous due to the long delay.

A passenger, Sahil Kataria, on the IndiGo flight number 6E 2175, between Delhi and Goa, was arrested after he assaulted the co-pilot, Anup Kumar, and when he was announcing a delay in takeoff at the Delhi airport, the police said on Monday.

In a purported video, which has gone viral on social me...