Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:21am on 22 Jan 2026,Thursday India
A 32-year-old South Korean woman was allegedly sexually assaulted by a ground staff member at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on January 19 while attempting to board a flight home. The accused, identified as Mohammed Affann Ahmed, an Air India SATS ground handler, reportedly approached her after immigration checks, claimed her bag beeped and offered a separate “manual frisking.” Instead of taking her to an authorised security area, he led her near the men’s washroom, touched her inappropriately, hugged her, and then walked off, according to the complaint. The woman immediately reported the incident, and CCTV footage supported her account. The airport security detained Ahmed and handed him to police, who registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and arrested him; further investigations are underway.
