A differently-abled woman has accused the security personnel from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at Kolkata airport of instructing her to "stand up" thrice and walk despite her instance that she had a "disability by birth". The woman named Arushi Singh shared the alleged incident on her X account. "Yesterday evening during the security clearance at Kolkata airport, the officer asked me (a wheelchair user) to stand up, not once but thrice," she posted on social media on February 1.





A law student Singh further claimed in her X post, "First she asked me to get up and walk two steps into the kiosk. Told her I can't as I have a disability. Inside she again asked me to stand up. I said I can't. She said sirf 2 minute khade ho jao (stand up for just two minutes). I explained again that I have a disability by birth."



This shocking lack of empathy has left me "shaken and furious", she expressed, further highlighting that there have been instances in the past too, conveying that Kolkata airport has "learnt nothing" from them.


"Does the CISF manual on airport security ask to insult people with disability," she remarked further.


"Given that most wheelchair assistants were helping passengers, the officer in question did not feel the need to help me out of the kiosk when the security clearance was completed. Moreover, there was a 20-minute delay before wheelchair assistance was provided," she alleged.

Singh continued, "There is an urgent need to re-examine how the authorities at the Kolkata airport handle passengers with disabilities." 







As of filing this report, neither Kolkata Airport nor the CISF have issued an official response regarding the incident.


Meanwhile, the posts have garnered several reactions ranging from support to criticism.


A social media user claimed he faced a similar ordeal at the airport. 






Users criticised the incident tagging Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.














Some netizens also defended the airport security in the comment section.










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