Indian national charged with molesting cabin crew member on Singapore-bound flight

A 20-year-old Indian national was charged with allegedly molesting a female cabin crew member aboard a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight on Tuesday. 

The incident occurred on February 28 during a flight, as per reports.

According to a Singapore-based daily, the crew member was escorting a female passenger to the lavatory when she noticed a piece of tissue paper on the floor. As she bent down to pick it up, he allegedly approached from behind, grabbed her, and forced her into the lavatory with him.

The daily further noted that the crew was saved by a female passenger, who witnessed the incident and intervened.

Later, the man was arrested by officers from the Airport Police Division after the plane landed at Changi Airport, as per reports.

The man will be charged with using criminal force with intent to ‘outrage modesty’, as per reports. This offence is punishable by up to three years of imprisonment, a fine, caning, or any combination of these penalties.

Also read:

Two from Telangana murdered by a Pakistani co-worker in Dubai