Bengaluru Police Arrest Airport Staff for Harassing South Korean Woman

Bengaluru police have arrested a 25-year-old airport ground staff member accused of sexually harassing a 32-year-old South Korean woman at Kempegowda International Airport on January 19, as she prepared to board a flight home.

The incident occurred in the international departure area of Terminal 2 around 10:45 a.m., after the woman had completed immigration and security checks with the Central Industrial Security Force. The accused, identified as Mohammed Affan Ahmed, a employee of Air India SATS, approached her during routine ticket and baggage procedures. He claimed her checked baggage was emitting a beeping sound that could delay her departure if processed at the main counter, according to the woman's complaint. Ahmed suggested a separate manual frisking to expedite the process and led her to an isolated area near a men's washroom under the pretext of inspecting her luggage.

There, the woman alleged, Ahmed touched her chest and private parts multiple times, squeezed her body inappropriately, and then hugged her from behind without consent. When she objected and resisted, he reportedly said, "OK, thank you," and walked away. Shocked but focused on catching her flight, the...