Two Air India employees suspended for molesting nine-year-old at Kolkata Airport
March 2nd, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANIKolkata, Mar. 2 (ANI): National carrier Air India has suspended two of its employees after they were charged with molesting a nine9-year-old at Kolkata Airport on Tuesday.
According to a private television channel, the girl was passing through check-in with her mother on her way to Boston via Frankfurt in a Lufthansa flight when the two men molested her.
Based on her mother’s complaint, airport police have detained Reza Ahmed and Binoy Sahani on molestation and abetment to molestation charges respectively.
Both men are in their 30s.
Reza Ahmed, an Air India loader was caught by the mother of a nine-year-old passenger allegedly ‘touching her inappropriately’ at the check-in point near the X-ray machine of the airport, as the family of three were undergoing security check before boarding the flight.
The incident occurred at around 1.45 a.m.
The woman immediately registered a complaint with the airport police. The lady and her two children went on to board the Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt after registering the complaint.
The woman along with her two children was headed to Boston.
Ahmed’s associate, Binoy Sahani, was also detained for allegedly abetting in the crime.
Airport sources have condemned the incident and said the mother broke down while describing her daughter’s ordeal to the police.
Police have refused to disclose the identity of the victim or her mother. (ANI)
- Air India employees suspended on molestation charge - Mar 02, 2010
- 2 Air India loaders nabbed for stealing cash from check-in bag - Feb 27, 2010
- Woman carrying 89 cigarette cartons held in Pakistan - Aug 24, 2011
- Woman held with pistol at Delhi airport - May 09, 2011
- Mumbai man held for molesting daughter - May 20, 2012
- Astrologer held for molesting woman - Feb 17, 2012
- Woman molested in Delhi hospital - May 29, 2012
- Woman molested for spurning Trinamool, tries suicide - Apr 18, 2012
- Kolkata police find holes in rape case; Mamata says cooked up (Lead) - Feb 17, 2012
- Lufthansa offers students a `Touch of Home' in the air - Jun 07, 2010
- Lufthansa passenger dies in flight - Jan 29, 2011
- Northeastern girl molested in Delhi, two detained - Oct 18, 2011
- Two Bengal cops removed for misbehaving with woman complainant - Apr 26, 2012
- Spa employee arrested for molesting NRI - Jan 20, 2012
- Three held for forcing woman to strip - Mar 21, 2012
Tags: abetment, ahmed, air india, airport police, boston, carrier air, frankfurt, lufthansa, lufthansa flight, molestation, national carrier, ordeal, police police, private television, ray machine, security check, television channel, two men, x ray