SpiceJet Female Employee Arrested After Altercation With CISF Personnel at Jaipur Airport, Airline Alleges ‘Sexual Harassment’ (Watch Video)
According to a senior CISF official, the situation escalated when the female employee became agitated and slapped the on-duty CISF personnel.
Jaipur, July 11: A female SpiceJet employee was arrested following an altercation with a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at Jaipur airport, to which the airline responded, alleging that the incident was a case of sexual harassment.
The incident occurred on Thursday when the employee was asked to undergo mandatory screening at the nearby entrance for airline crew, but no female CISF personnel were available at the time. According to a senior CISF official, the situation escalated when the female employee became agitated and slapped the on-duty CISF personnel. SpiceJet Female Employee, Who Slapped CISF Jawan at Jaipur Airport, Was Sexually Harassed, Alleges Airline; Says Legal Action Being Taken.
SpiceJet Female Employee Slaps CISF Personnel at Jaipur Airport
"A female SpiceJet employee was asked to undergo mandatory screening at the nearby entrance for airline crew at Jaipur airport, but no female CISF personnel were available at the time. The female employee got agitated and slapped the on-duty CISF personnel. A case has been registered against her and she has been arrested," said a senior CISF official.
SpiceJet responded swiftly to the incident, issuing an official statement that presented a different perspective on the altercation. Reacting to the statement, SpiceJet Airlines, in an official reply, said, "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." SpiceJet Staff Arrested After She Slaps CISF Jawan During Argument Over Security Check at Jaipur Airport (Watch Video).
SpiceJet Woman Employee Slaps CISF Man, Arrested; Airline Alleges Sexual Harassment
The airline further announced its commitment to taking immediate legal action, characterizing the event as a serious case of sexual harassment. "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."
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