NEW DELHI – Indian police arrested on Wednesday a man for allegedly molesting an air hostess during a Delhi-bound flight of a private airline.
A 62-year-old man, identified as Rajeev Vasant Dani, was detained soon after the Visatar plane landed at the airport following a complaint against him, The Hindu reported.
Airport security head Sanjay Bhataia said, “The complainant told that when passengers were de-boarding the flight at Delhi airport, as per her job she was standing near the exit gate and guiding passengers when the accused touched her inappropriately”.
The air hostess alleged that the man tried to touch her several times during the flight but she ignored him. The victim went furious after the elderly man again tried to touch her inappropriately at the exit gate and reported the matter to senior staff, the security chief added.
Police, subsequently, registered a case against the suspect, who was granted bail by a magistrate shortly after.
In an response to the issue, the airline said: “Vistara does not tolerate abusive or unruly behaviour by passengers that puts the safety of its staff and other customers at risk, or compromises their dignity.”
