India, Dec. 22 -- The Air India Express pilot, accused of assaulting a passenger at Delhi airport following a dispute over queue-jumping, has denied the allegations and claimed he was subjected to verbal abuse, casteist remarks and threats against his family.

Responding to the allegations, a law firm has put out a statement on behalf of Captain Virender Sejwal said reports on the issue have "misrepresented a personal incident" as a "pilot vs passenger" dispute.

The statement criticised what it termed a "one-sided, incomplete misrepresentation of facts" on social and news media.

"The incident was resolved in the presence of CISF officials at the airport and it claimed the facts were being misrepresented," it said

"Captain Virender Sejw...