Kangana Ranaut slapped by CISF security staff at Chandigarh airport

Kangana Ranaut, BJP’s MP-elect from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi, alleged that CISF official Kulwinder Kaur slapped her at Chandigarh Airport while she was boarding a flight to Delhi.

In Short :

• Kangana Ranaut alleges that a CISF constable argued with and slapped her at Chandigarh airport.
• Her comments during the farmers’ protest are thought to be the provocation.
• Constable Kulwinder Kaur has been suspended, and an investigation is ongoing.

Kangana Ranaut slapped

Kangana Ranaut, Bollywood actor and BJP MP-elect from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi, alleged on Thursday that she was slapped by a CISF security official at Chandigarh Airport while traveling to Delhi.

According to Ranaut, when she was proceeding to the boarding point after the security check, the CISF woman official, Kulwinder Kaur, posted at the frisking area, allegedly argued with her and slapped her.

Kangana’s controversial statement about women in Punjab during the farmers’ agitation is believed to be the provocation behind the alleged slapping, according to sources.

The constable, Kulwinder Kaur, has been suspended with immediate effect following the incident and an FIR has been filed against her, CISF officials said. A probe panel has been set up to investigate Kangana’s claim.

“I am safe, I am perfectly fine. The slapping incident that happened at Chandigarh Airport occurred during the security check. When I completed the security check and was waiting to pass the woman security officer, she came towards me, hit me, and started abusing me. When I asked why she did it, she said she supports the farmers. I am safe, but my concern is how to handle this shocking rise in terror and violence in Punjab.

In another video purportedly from the airport, constable Kulwinder can be heard saying, “My mother was also among the protesters when she [Kangana] made these remarks”. The constable was detained and taken to the CISF Commandant Office for questioning.

Upon arriving in Delhi, Kangana met with CISF Director General Nina Singh and other senior officials to explain the incident.

The incident stirred a loud political row, with several leaders calling for stringent action. Her election rival and Congress leader Vikramaditya Singh called the incident “unfortunate” and condemned it.

“I don’t have the entire information about the incident. I have heard in the news that Kangana has been physically assaulted. It is very unfortunate. Such incidents should not happen, especially with women. We strongly condemn this,” Singh said.

Kangana defeated Vikramaditya Singh, scion of the Rampur state and the incumbent state public works minister, by a margin of 74,755 votes in the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency. She became only the fourth woman ever elected to the Lok Sabha from Himachal Pradesh and the first who is not from a former royal family.