Bengaluru: Karnataka HC Refuses to Quash FIR in Airport Sexual Harassment Case
Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka on Monday refused to quash an FIR registered against a 25-year-old airport ground staff member accused of sexually harassing a Korean businesswoman at Kempegowda International Airport.
Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the order while dismissing a petition filed by the accused, a resident of the city.
According to the complaint, the accused, who was working on a contract basis for security checks, stopped the 32-year-old businesswoman for additional verification after she had already cleared immigration for an international journey.
It was alleged that the accused took her to a men’s washroom under the pretext of further inspection and subjected her to an intrusive physical search without her consent and allegedly touched her inappropriately despite her objection.
Based on the complaint filed on January 19, 2026, airport police registered a case under Section 75(1)(i) (sexual harassment) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
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Four killed in car-lorry collision in Karnataka's Tumakuru district
Tumakuru (Karnataka) (PTI): Four people travelling in a car were killed in a head-on collision with a lorry in this district on Saturday, police said.
The accident occurred near Chigani Palya in Kunigal taluk of Tumakuru district between a car travelling from Tumakuru towards Mandya and a lorry coming from Kunigal towards Tumakuru, they said.
Due to the impact of the collision, Kumar Narasimhaswamy (65), his wife Gayathri (60), and his sister Gayathri (55), residents of Suvarnasandra in Mandya district, died on the spot, police said.
Another person, believed to be the car driver, also lost his life. His identity is yet to be confirmed, they added.
The lorry driver, however, escaped unhurt and was subsequently taken into police custody.
According to the police, Kumar along with his wife and sister had visited Devarayanadurga, a temple town and hill station, on the occasion of their wedding anniversary. They were returning home when the tragedy occurred.
Kunigal Police Station Inspector Madhya Nayak and his staff visited the spot and conducted an inspection. The bodies have been shifted to the Kunigal Government Hospital, a senior police officer said.
A case has been registered at Kunigal Police Station and further investigation is underway, he added.
