Sexual harassment during the flight? Passenger arrested on Delhi-Chennai plane

A man from Rajasthan was arrested after a woman sitting in front of him on a Delhi-Chennai IndiGo flight accused him of sexual harassment, Hindustan Times reported on Thursday, citing sources.

According to the report, the female passenger alleged that the forty-three-year-old man tried to touch her inappropriately while she was sleeping in her seat. Later, the woman protested and even filed a complaint against the suspect.

The woman filed a complaint against the suspect immediately after the plane landed at 4:30 p.m.

A case was registered following a woman’s complaint under Section 75 (sexual harassment) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The man was later arrested.

“The woman filed a complaint that she was sitting on a window seat and while she was sleeping, the suspect sitting behind her – also on the window seat – inappropriately touched her,” HT quoted an officer of the attached All Women’s Police Station. to the airport in Meenambakkam as mentioned.

The suspect’s name is Rajesh Sharma and he is from Rajasthan, but had been living in Chennai for years. According to Chennai Airport staff, the suspect was seated at No. 3 A at the time of the alleged harassment.