New Delhi, March 9 -- What should have been a routine journey for an 82-year-old woman turned into a nightmare at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in Delhi. In a tragic incident, the elderly passenger, the widow of a decorated Lieutenant General, landed in the ICU after suffering a brain stroke, following a fall at Terminal 3, after she was allegedly denied a wheelchair which was pre-booked with Air India.

She is being treated for potential brain bleeds. The victim's granddaughter, Paraul Kanwar, alleged that no first aid was administered at the airport and that, after eventually being provided with a wheelchair, her grandmother was allowed to board the flight with a bleeding lip and head injuries. The family now says she has bee...