HYDERABAD: Olly Esse, an Italian DJ, has alleged that she was manhandled by an Air India outsourcing personnel at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here on August 19, a charge denied by the national carrier.
M Mahesh, Airport police inspector said they received a grievance from her on April 19 and booked a case below Sections 323 (Punishment for voluntarily causing harm) and 506 (prison intimidation) of IPC and were investigating it.
In a video posted in the social media, Esse said she was travelling on an Air India flight to Delhi, which was behind schedule by 9 hours. She went to the Air India counter and asked for assist, but the worker at the table did not respond properly.
"The lady at the desk who was supposed to help me was rude. At the end of the story she slapped me. I want to complain to the police, but that was not possible as the guy (police) who should take the complaint was not there. I feel violated," she said in the video.
When contacted an AI spokesperson denied the charge and said the girl whom Esse met at the Air India counter was an outsourcing worker.
"The person (female employee) is an outsourcing employee. She did not slap her. That was a false allegation. Esse was filming the employee with her mobile phone, to which she (the employee) objected and tried to stop her. In the melee, her phone slipped from her hand, but did not fall on the ground," the Air India official informed PTI.
The police official said they verifying the footage and that investigation was happening.
M Mahesh, Airport police inspector said they received a grievance from her on April 19 and booked a case below Sections 323 (Punishment for voluntarily causing harm) and 506 (prison intimidation) of IPC and were investigating it.
In a video posted in the social media, Esse said she was travelling on an Air India flight to Delhi, which was behind schedule by 9 hours. She went to the Air India counter and asked for assist, but the worker at the table did not respond properly.
"The lady at the desk who was supposed to help me was rude. At the end of the story she slapped me. I want to complain to the police, but that was not possible as the guy (police) who should take the complaint was not there. I feel violated," she said in the video.
When contacted an AI spokesperson denied the charge and said the girl whom Esse met at the Air India counter was an outsourcing worker.
"The person (female employee) is an outsourcing employee. She did not slap her. That was a false allegation. Esse was filming the employee with her mobile phone, to which she (the employee) objected and tried to stop her. In the melee, her phone slipped from her hand, but did not fall on the ground," the Air India official informed PTI.
The police official said they verifying the footage and that investigation was happening.
Italian DJ alleges assault at Hyderabad airport, Air India denies
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