The CISF has suspended a woman constable after it received a complaint that an 80-year-old wheel-chair bound woman passenger, who had undergone a hip implant, was allegedly strip-searched at the Guwahati airport during security checks on Thursday.
CISF constable suspended for strip-searching elderly women at Guwahati airport - As per CISF sources, the constable asked the female passenger to remove clothing from her lower body as the metal detector beeped indicating metal.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has suspended a woman constable on Friday after the intervention of Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia into the incident at Guwahati airport where an 80-year-old disabled woman was subjected to a strip search after her hip implant set off metal detectors during a security check.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has suspended a woman constable on Friday after the intervention of Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia into the incident at Guwahati airport where an 80-year-old disabled woman was subjected to a "strip search" after her hip implant set off metal detectors during a security check. Guwahati: 80-Year-Old Woman Strip Searched After Hip Implant Triggers Detectors at Airport.
The CISF database, compromising internal documents of the organisation and personal records of thousands of serving personnel, was available for anyone to view.