Indian National Molests Air Hostess On Singapore Airlines, Gets 3 Weeks Jail

An Indian man was arrested for molesting a stewardess on board a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight and has been sentenced to three weeks’ jail..

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Source : ABPLIVE AI

A 20-year-old man who molested a stewardess on board a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight has been sentenced to three weeks’ jail. According to a report by The Strait Times, the Indian national Rajat pleaded guilty to one charge of using criminal force with the intent to outrage modesty.

The offence took place on February 28 when Rajat was flying from Perth to Singapore. He is a university student in Australia.

According to the report, at 11.20am, the stewardess was cleaning one of the restrooms and bent down to pick up a piece of toilet paper on the floor.

“As she did so, (Rajat) approached her and placed both his hands on her hips, near her buttocks. He then pushed his way into the toilet, causing the victim to enter the toilet as well,” said Deputy Public Prosecutor Eugene Lau as quoted by The Strait Times.

The report further states that a female passenger who saw what happened quickly pulled the stewardess out of the restroom and took her to the back of the plane to recompose herself and to avoid Rajat.

The prosecutor said that despite what happened, Rajat requested to speak to her privately.

Rajat was arrested after the plane landed at Changi Airport.

Seeking a jail term of three to six weeks, DPP Lau, according to the report, said that the stewardess had suffered some degree of psychological harm, noting that she felt afraid, disgusted and humiliated by what Rajat had done.