Minister accused of misbehaving with woman mid-air

Thiruvananthapuram: A woman passenger has accused a VIP of sexually assaulting her on board a flight. Though the Chennai-based woman hasn’t named anyone in her complaint, Kerala PWD Minister PJ Joseph was the only VIP on the Chennai-Kochi Kingfisher flight. And that makes him the suspect. The incident happened on August 3. Initially, there were several attempts to allegedly hush up the case.
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No complaint against
any minister: CM
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister
V.S. Achuthanandan said Monday he had
not received any complaint regarding alleged
misbehaviour by a state minister with a
woman passenger on board a flight. 'Since
I have not received any complaint, I cannot
inquire into it,' Achuthanandan told reporters
here at his residence.
21/08/06 Indo Asian News Service/DailyIndia.com, US
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In her complaint to Kochi airport officials, the woman said that as soon as the flight took off from Chennai and the lights went off, a man sitting behind her seat tried to grope her. When he tried again, the woman stood up and sought the airhostess’s help. Later, she was given a seat on the back row, she claimed.
The woman said that when the lights came on , the person who tried to harass her sat unmoved and was busy reading a newspaper as if nothing had happened.
The pilot of the flight also admitted that the incident took place on board.
21/08/06 Ramesh Babu/Hindustan Times

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