An air passenger was arrested by the Cyberabad police in the early hours of Tuesday for allegedly misbehaving with an air hostess in the Hyderabad-bound Emirates flight.
The passenger identified as Biyad Khalfan (35), a native of Abu Dhabi, allegedly harassed the air hostess after he boarded the EK-524 flight at Dubai on Monday night. Though she requested him not to misbehave with her, he continued to behave badly with her, police said.
Unable to bear the misbehaviour, the air hostess alerted the flight captain who informed the matter to the Air Traffic Control (ATC) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) accompanied by the ground-handling staff stood guard when the flight landed around 3 a.m. on Tuesday. They took him into custody and handed over to the Shamshabad police.
Shamshabad Airport Sub-Inspector P. Anjaiah said a case under Section 354 (assault a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 509 (an act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) was booked against Mr. Khalfan based on a complaint lodged by the air-hostess. Passport and other documents were seized from his possession. He would be produced in the court at Rajendranagar on Wednesday. "Mr. Khalfan is speaking in Arabic language. He told us that he worked in the police department in Abu Dhabi and at present he is looking after his agriculture land," the SI explained. He said efforts were on to verify his antecedents.
