As a video making rounds on social media on Friday showed a SpiceജJet staff member slapping a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officer at Tahasthan's Jaipur Airport during an argument over security ღscreening, police yesterday nabbed the woman accused of assault.
SpiceJet Staffer Slap Row: Woman Stopped Despite Entry Pass, CISF Officer's Inappropriate Language | Top Points
As per the viral CCTV footage, the CISF officer was seen speaking to the SpiceJet employee before she suddenly moved two steps towards him and then delivered a slap on his face. According to the airline, the woman, identified as Anuradha Rani, was subject to inappropriate language and the CISF officer even asked her to 'come and meet him after his duty hours at his home'.
On the contrary, in support of their own employee, SpiceJet Airlin﷽es approached the police calling the incident a "serious case of sexual harassm🎐ent".
SpiceJet woman employee slaps CISF officer: Top points
Woman stopped at gate: As per reports, an argument took place between the CISF officer and Rani when she was entering the airport along with other staff through th🥀e vehicle gate around 4:40 am. She was stopped from entering despite having a valid BCAS-issued airport entry pass.
Reportedly✤, she waܫs asked to wait for screening and frisking at the nearby entrance for the airline crew as there was no female CISF personnel available at that time.
As per the viral CCTV footage, the CISF officer was then seen speaking to the woman before she suddenly moved two steps towards him and then delivered a sla🎶p on his face.
Case of assault registered: Based on a complaint by Assistant Sub Inspector Giriraj Pras♛ad, police registered a case of assault against Anuradha Rani under sections 121 (1) (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty) and 132 (assaulting public servant) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Inquiry underway: According to the CISF officials, a thorough inquiry🏅 is being conducted into the incident after CCTV footage showed that the woman hit the uniformed official "despite no provocation".
Allegation of sexual harassment: The airline has approached the local police claiming that their employee was subject to inappropriate language a🍌nd the CISF officer even asked her to "come and meet him after his duty hours🔴 at his home".
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SpiceJet's statement: The airline in it's official statemeꩵnt, said "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 langꦏuage by the CISF personnel, including asking her to come and meet him after his duty hours at his home."
🥃"We stand firmly by our employee and are committed to ﷺproviding her with full support," the SpiceJet spokesperson said.
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