Delta Pilot Arrested at SFO Is Identified as Suspect in Child Sex Abuse Case

Stunned witnesses initially thought the officers on the scene with HSI badges were immigration enforcement.

“Everyone was confused and in disbelief at what was happening,” Sarah Christianson, a pblockenger seated in first clblock, wrote to KQED. “The 10 people that forced their way to the ***pit didn’t say much aside from ‘clear the aisle, sit down,’ but we did hear a few of them say they were there for ‘immigration.’”

The remaining pilot and the flight crew also appeared “shocked” and told pblockengers that they didn’t know what was happening, Christianson added.

In a statement, a Delta Air Lines spokesperson said the company has “zero tolerance for unlawful conduct” and will fully cooperate with law enforcement.

“We are appalled by reports of the charges related to the arrest and the individual in question has been suspended pending an investigation,” the spokesperson said.

SF Gate reported that Bhagwagar previously registered as a pilot with an address in San Ramon on his license.

Bhagwagar is being held at the Martinez Detention Facility on five counts of oral copulation with a child under 10, in lieu of $5 million bail.