SpiceJet Employee Booked For Slapping CISF Personnel At Jaipur Airport, Airline Alleges 'Sexual Harassment'

A SpiceJet employee was booked for slapping a CISF assistant sub-inspector during an argument over security screening at Jaipur airport. The incident was captured on CCTV footage.

In a video captured on CCTV at Jaipur airport, a SpiceJet employee was seen slapping a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) male assistant sub-inspector, following an argument over security screening at Jaipur airport on Thursday. Following the incident, she was booked for assaulting a public servant. The airline, however, alleged that its employee was "sexually harassed".

According to CISF officials, Anuradha Rani, the SpiceJet employee, was stopped from entering the airport with other staff members at around 4 AM. Assistant sub-inspector Giriraj Prasad had stopped her as she did not have proper authorisation to enter through a gate.

She was then asked to go through screening for airline crew at a nearby entrance, but at that time, there were no female CISF employees, a report by NDTV stated.

The assistant sub-inspector asked a female colleague to carry out the security check. However, by this time, a heated argument had ensued, which led the female employee to slap the assistant sub-inspector, Jaipur Airport Station house officer Ram Lal told NDTV.

In an official statement, a SpiceJet spokesperson stated that the employee had a "valid airport entry pass".

The company has also alleged that the female employee 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."

"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," the SpiceJet spokesperson stated.

"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," the spokesperson further added.

Police have filed a case against the female employee under sections 121 (1) (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty) and 132 (assaulting public servant) of Bharat Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).