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After bitter exit, GoAir former CEO charged with data theft by airline

Wolfgang Prock Schauer's lawyer says he is being made a scapegoat

GoAir CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer with airline crew at the launch of its maiden flight in Hyderabad
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GoAir CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer with airline crew at the launch of its maiden flight in Hyderabad

Aneesh Phadnis Mumbai
Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, who quit GoAir as its chief executive officer following differences with its promoters, has been accused of data theft.

Within weeks of Prock-Schauer's joining rival IndiGo as its chief operating officer in January-end, GoAir filed a suit in the Bombay High Court against him.

In its plea, GoAir has sought to restrain Prock-Schauer from disclosing confidential information and from poaching its employees. IndiGo has not been named as a defendant in the suit, which will be heard in June.

GoAir declined comment. Senior counsel Janak Dwarkadas who is representing Prock-Schauer said he has been made