I was on the same flight and the reality is as follows:
This lady was not following the proper directions like putting the seat belt on infact she was standing in the passage and trying to open her cabin bag to get some thing out. Even though the pilot had asked everyone to sit down and put the seat belts on as the plane was about to takoff. The marshall ordered her to sit down immediately in very strict voice (clearly he was apprehensive about the possibility of the lady being a terrorist) She ignored him and continued to search her bag. The sky marshal pushed her on her seat (He touched her shoulders only) I am eyewitness to it. She fell down on her seat and the seat next to her were vacant and the marshal as a precautionary measure took a seat away from her but in such a way that he could still observe her. Suddenly she started shouting. and the pilot took the plane back to bay area.
I am eyewitness to whole episode and I did tell the Chief minister but I guess to gain cheap popularity in public he ordered the marshal's arrest when infact the lady should have been arrested and the marshall rewarded for his alertness.
Poor chap I pity him. He should know that doing duty in our country is a bigger risk than not doing it.
