Woman constable slaps Kangana Ranaut in airport

Newly-elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Mandi of India, Kangana Ranaut, was slapped allegedly by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) woman personnel on Thursday at the Chandigarh airport when she was on her way to Delhi.

The CISF constable allegedly assaulted Kangana while frisking her at the airport before the actor-turned-politician boarded Vistara’s UK707 flight for Delhi at 3 pm.

The BJP MP, on reaching Delhi, lodged a complaint with CISF director general Nina Singh.

“I was hit on the face, abused. I am safe but concerned about terrorism in Punjab,” Kangana said in a video clip shared on social media.

The CISF constable has been identified as Kulwinder Kaur.

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According to sources, Kaur asked Kangana to put the phone in the tray at the security checkpoint, but after the latter refused, the CISF constable slapped her.

In a video clip that surfaced on social media, the CISF personnel can be heard saying that her mother was part of farmers agitation when Kangana disrespected farmers. Hindustan Times couldn’t independently verify the authenticity of the video clip.

Kangana’s staff and airport authorities, pleading anonymity, said that Kaur was unhappy with the actor-turned-politician’s stand on the farmers’ protest.

A CISF officer said a probe had been launched, and Kaur was being questioned by the authorities.

“Kaur was immediately detained after the incident, and Kangana proceeded to board her flight. Punjab police officials also reached the airport,” the CISF officer said, pleading anonymity.

Kangana was elected to Lok Sabha from Mandi constituency in Himachal Pradesh where she defeated her nearest Congress rival by over 74,000 votes.

Source: Hindustan Times