A female staff member of SpiceJet was arrested on Thursday after she allegedly slapped a CISF personnel during an argument over security screening at Jaipur airport.
Police and CISF officials said Anuradha Rani, a food supervisor with the airline, was arrested and a case under sections 121 (1) (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty) and 132 (assaulting public servant) of Bharat Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered against her.
The incident took place at 4 am when Rani was entering the airport along with other staff through the vehicle gate around 4. She was stopped by Assistant Sub Inspector Giriraj Prasad for allegedly not having valid permission to use that gate.
Prasad asked Rani to undergo screening at the nearby entrance for airline crew, but there were no female CISF personnel available at the time. This led to a heated altercation during which Rani allegedly slapped Prasad.
The SpiceJet, meanwhile, alleged that the CISF personnel had used “inappropriate and unacceptable language” against its staff member.
"Today, an unfortunate incident occurred at Jaipur Airport involving a SpiceJet female security staff member and a male CISF personnel. While escorting a catering vehicle at the steel gate, our female security staff member, who had a valid airport entry pass issued by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), India’s civil aviation security regulator, was subjected to inappropriate and unacceptable language by the CISF personnel, including asking her to come and meet him after his duty hours at his home,” a SpiceJet spokesperson said.
“SpiceJet is taking immediate legal action in this serious case of sexual harassment against its female employee and has approached the local police. We stand firmly by our employee and are committed to providing her with full support,” it said.
