Passenger arrested in Amritsar for molesting air hostess
Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 15 May, 2023 11:47 AM
Chandigarh, May 15 (IANS) A passenger was arrested at the Amritsar airport for allegedly molesting an air hostess on board a flight from Dubai in an inebriated state, police said on Monday.
Rajinder Singh, who belongs to Kotli village in Jalandhar, got into a heated argument with the air hostess and allegedly molested her, the police said.
The assistant security manager of the airline lodged a police complaint and the accused was arrested on landing at the Shri Guru Ramdas ji International Airport.
He was booked under several Sections of the Indian Penal Code.
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