A SpiceJet workers member, who was arrested for slapping an Assistant Sub-Inspector of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel on the Jaipur Airport on Thursday, alleged that she was sexually harassed, which compelled her to slap him.
Chatting with ANI on Saturday, the SpiceJet workers stated, “I report for obligation on the identical time. Like day-after-day, at 4:30am on eleventh July, I used to be doing my work when ASI Giriraj Prasad got here and stated, ‘Give us an opportunity to maintain you (Humey bhi apna seva-paani ka mauka do)’. Then, once I requested him to name a woman constable for frisking. He once more stated, ‘How a lot cash will you cost for an evening (Ek raat rukne ka kya logi)‘.”
The workers member added, “He stated, ‘Take heed to me, you may really feel higher. Your work will get executed rapidly.’ I instructed him that I’d file a police criticism in opposition to you to which he stated ‘You may’t do something to me. I’ve seen loads of girls such as you, I am going to get you fired. (Tumhare jaisi bazaaru aurat maine bohot dekhi hai, tumhey naukri se nikalwa dunga.)’”
A viral video confirmed the feminine SpiceJet worker slapping CISF ASI Giriraj Prasad after a heated argument between them.
After ASI Prasad filed a criticism, stating that she slapped him throughout an argument about safety screening on the airport, the police arrested the SpiceJet worker.
Talking about ASI’s criticism, she stated, “He filed a criticism in opposition to me earlier than I did. I’ve not complained wherever else besides to the police.”
After the incident occurred, SpiceJet issued a statement saying, “In the present day, an unlucky incident occurred at Jaipur Airport involving a SpiceJet feminine safety workers member and a male CISF personnel. Whereas escorting a catering automobile on the metal gate, our feminine safety workers member, who had a legitimate airport entry go issued by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Safety (BCAS), India’s civil aviation safety regulator, was subjected to inappropriate and unacceptable language by the CISF personnel, together with asking her to return and meet him after his obligation hours at his house. SpiceJet is taking speedy authorized motion on this severe case of sexual harassment in opposition to its feminine worker and has approached the native police. We stand firmly by our worker and are dedicated to offering her with full help.”
The girl stated that she had been working with SpiceJet for 5 years. She added that she had labored within the safety division of the airline and knew all the foundations and laws.
As per the criticism filed by ASI Prasad, the SpiceJet crew member arrived on the airport at 4am whereas he was on obligation. He stated that she tried to enter with out a safety verify and when stopped and requested for screening, she refused, citing the absence of feminine workers. He alleged that he then contacted the airport management to request feminine workers by way of wi-fi message. He acknowledged that the crew member turned offended, argued, and slapped him earlier than a feminine workers member arrived.
The SpiceJet worker added, “Their [ASI Prasad’s] assertion that I used to be forcing to go inside and that I didn’t have a legitimate card is incorrect. We meet CISF workers day-after-day however normally, we coordinate with the feminine workers. We don’t even speak to the male workers each day…There’s a feminine workers member there within the morning day-after-day, however there aren’t any feminine workers members at night time. It occurs day-after-day that we take the catering van, give them the slip and we go in direction of the departure corridor. There’s by no means any feminine workers there.”
Earlier on Saturday, Advocate Deepak Chouhan, who’s representing the SpiceJet worker, stated to ANI, “The SpiceJet worker has been arrested. She was sexually harassed by the CISF ASI at Jaipur Airport. Abusive phrases had been used in opposition to her, which brought on her to lose her cool and slap the CISF officer. This was her pure response to the incident. In court docket FIR, we’ve got talked about that the lady had not displayed such behaviour prior to now. Had this been her normal behaviour, such incidents would have come to gentle earlier. Nonetheless, this can be a matter of investigation.”