Overview
- The High Court, which dismissed the quash plea Monday, let prosecution continue with a written order still pending.
- The accused, identified as 25-year-old Mohammed Affan Ahmed from a private ground-handling firm, allegedly stopped the traveler after immigration over a baggage alert.
- The complaint says he led her near a men's washroom, made her stand in a "T" position, and touched her despite her protests; the judge criticized this conduct in open court.
- BIAL police logged Crime No. 3/2026 under Section 75(1)(i) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, a sexual harassment law covering unwelcome physical contact and explicit advances.
- Airport security detained the staffer and handed him to police, and the case could sharpen scrutiny of private contractors' authority to check passengers.