A man had to touch the feet of an air hostess at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad to apologise for misbehaving with her, authorities said on Monday.
A video of the incident which occurred on Sunday has gone viral on social media.
Two men, in their mid 30s, allegedly passed comments at the air hostess, working with IndiGo, when she was returning home after duty. She approached a police constable, who brought the accused to the police outpost on the airport premises.
The accused, identified only as Bharat and Kalyan, were seen apologising for their behaviour under the influence of alcohol. They requested her with folded hands not to lodge a complaint.
As soon as the two men were brought to the police station, they immediately started apologising to our staff member. Basis their apology, our staff member did not file a formal complaint with the police. They were kept in police custody for a few hours after which they were released since no formal complaint was registered.IndiGo Statement
As one of the accused kept saying sorry, the air hostess asked him to bend down. When he did that, she ordered him to touch her feet as the policemen looked on.
She did not lodge a complaint and told the police that the two were students. However, the two persons were booked for creating a nuisance.
(With inputs from IANS and PTI.)
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