Man working at Mumbai airport held for molesting British national

MUMBAI: The Sahar police on Wednesday arrested a 23-yearold man working at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport for allegedly molesting a 24-year-old British national twice while she was waiting for her flight.

The complainant, a resident of London, was on her way to Sri Lanka after her flight from London landed at Mumbai airport early on Wednesday.

The incident took place around 6.30am when she was waiting near a food court in the transit area. She said the accused, Mohsin Shaikh, came up to her and asked how long she would be waiting at the airport. The complainant responded saying she had an 11-hour wait.

Shaikh, who works at the food court, told her she could sit in the lounge and took her to a room nearby. He then told her the space had free WiFi service, touched the phone in her hand and put his other hand around her waist. When she pushed his hand away, he did it again.

In her complaint, the woman said she pushed him away and got out of the room by which time Shaikh ran away. The woman then approached a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officer who was in the vicinity and told him about the incident. She obliged when officials asked her to submit a handwritten complaint with her signature.

The CISF handed Shaikh over to the Sahar police, along with the woman’s statement. The police registered an FIR against him under section 354 (criminal force on a woman outraging her modesty) of the IPC.