After a woman alleged that she was asked to take her shirt off during the security check at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport, BJP’s Lok Sabha member from Bengaluru Central said on Wednesday that the claims were false.
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In a tweet, P C Mohan said, “Claims of a woman asked to remove her shirt during a security check at the Bengaluru airport are false.”
The BJP leader further added that the woman “was wearing a denim jacket with badges and beadings.” Citing CISF (Central Industrial Security Force) sources, he said the woman was frisked privately in the presence of a female companion.
On Tuesday, the woman, describing the incident as ‘humiliating’, questioned why the Bengaluru airport needs a woman to strip. “I was asked to remove my shirt at Bengaluru airport during security check. It was really humiliating to stand there at the security checkpoint wearing just a camisole and getting the kind of attention you’d never want as a woman. @BLRAirport Why would you need a woman to strip?” read Krishani Gadhvi’s tweet.
The Bengaluru airport expressed regret over the incident and assured that the issue was escalated to the security team.
“Hello @KrishaniGadhvi, we deeply regret the hassle caused and this should not have happened. We have highlighted this to our operations team and also escalated it to the security team managed by CISF (Central Industrial Security force) a Government sovereign,” the airport had tweeted.
However, authorities at the airport sought to distance themselves from the matter and said they cannot take any action on the matter as it pertains to the CISF, reported PTI.
“We have nothing to say as it (matter) has got to do with the CISF,” a communication team member of the airport told PTI.
(With PTI inputs)
