Keanu Evans, the person who was reportedly attacked by an Indian-origin man on a aircraft, resulting in the latter’s arrest, stated the viral video of the incident solely confirmed half of what occurred. 21-year-old Ishaan Sharma has been charged with battery and is dealing with a $500 bond after attacking Keanu on a flight to Miami from Philadelphia. A report in WSVN.com stated that Sharma allegedly began a battle with Keanu Evans in the course of the flight. Evans stated the battle began for no purpose.The video of the battle additionally went viral on social media. Upon touchdown on Monday night time, Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Workplace deputies instantly handcuffed Sharma and took him into custody. Officers stated he had a reduce on his face and wanted stitches.The report added that mobile phone footage confirmed Evans and Sharma in the course of the battle as different passengers urged them to cease. “Let him go,” stated an unidentified passenger. “Cease, let him go.”A flight attendant reportedly additionally tried to interrupt up the battle, however was unsuccessful. “Sir, it’s a must to sit down,” a flight attendant, seen on video, informed each of them.Evans informed 7News that he was attacked whereas merely returning to his seat and he did nothing to impress Sharma. “What I hate is that the video doesn’t seize what began the entire thing, you already know?” stated Evans. “It solely captures me defending myself.”Evans stated, “He was performing some, like, darkish snort like, ha ha ha ha ha. And he was saying issues like, you, you puny mortal man, if you happen to problem me, it should end in your loss of life.”Evans stated he then went to make use of the restroom and informed the flight attendants what was occurring. The flight attendants informed him to push the button for help if the argument continued. Evans stated he pushed the button as Sharma stored threatening him with loss of life. “That’s what made me rise up and press the button above me and I simply rotated and I checked out him and I responded to him. Rather a lot was occurring, and instantly he simply bought up and he put his brow on my brow like he was difficult me.”Evans stated the state of affairs shortly escalated and Sharma was “taking a look at me very angrily and we’re trying eye to eye, brow to brow, after which he simply grabs me by the throat and simply begins choking me. At that second it was, you already know, battle or flight responses kick in. I’m in a decent, confined area on an plane, and all I can do is simply defend myself”.“For those who see on my face, I’ve bought some scratches from him,” Evans stated.Ishaan Sharma’s lawyer claimed that the incident started when he was meditating. “My consumer is from a faith the place he was meditating. Sadly, the passenger behind him didn’t like that,” the lawyer stated.
