Bengaluru Airport Shocker: Woman Forced To Take Off Shirt for Security Check, Narrates ‘Humiliating’ Incident on Twitter
Bengaluru, January 4: An incident of a woman passenger being asked to take off her shirt during the security check has come to light at the KempeGowda International Airport (KIAL) in Bengaluru. However, the authorities have responded that they deeply regret the hassle and would pursue the matter with the operations team.
The victim identified as Krishani Gadhvi narrated her ordeal on her social media handle on Tuesday evening. “I was asked to remove my shirt at the Bengaluru airport during a 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. Why would you need a woman to strip?” Krishani questioned the authorities. Bengaluru Airport Authorities, CISF’s Swift Action Helps Flyer Find His Lost Watch, Check Viral LinkedIn Post on His Incredible Experience in India.
Woman Forced To Take Off Shirt for Security Check at Bengaluru Airport
Woman passenger’s claim of being strip searched by @CISFHQrs at Bengaluru Airport and made to stand with undergarment said to be false. CISF sources @BLRAirport said the woman was wearing a denim jacket with badges and beadings and frisked behind curtains while her lady friend pic.twitter.com/9XxGRsmKOj
— Petlee Peter (@petleepeter) January 4, 2023
However, Krishani had not mentioned any details about her travel destination. She claimed herself as a student and performing musician. Bengaluru Airport To Get New Swanky Terminal: Check Out Amazing Photos of T2 That Will Give Flyers Feel of ‘Walk in the Garden’.
Bengaluru airport authorities, while responding to her, apologised for the incident. “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 the CISF, (Central Industrial Security Force) a Government Sovereign.”
However, the sources questioned the motive of the victim on making statements on social media rather than complaining to the CISF or the police.
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