CISF staff suspended for strip-searching elderly lady

The CISF constable allegedly made Mhalo Kikon to take off all her clothes, including her undergarments and diaper, at the CISF security check at the LGBI Airport.

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A women Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable, who allegedly strip-searched an 80-year-old wheel-chair-bound Naga lady during security check at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport, has been placed under suspension. CISF sources said that an inquiry into the incident is also under way.

On Thursday, the CISF constable allegedly made Mhalo Kikon to take off all her clothes, including her undergarments and diaper, at the CISF security check at the LGBI Airport. Mhalo Kikon's daughter Dolly Kikon, a renowned anthropologist from Nagaland, in a series of tweets, said that her disabled mother was made to strip by the CISF at Guwahati airport.

The CISF tweeted: "Security and dignity of needy pax (passenger) go hand in hand. CISF has already started enquiry in connection with the unfortunate incident at Guwahati airport. The concerned personnel has been suspended. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) CISF has spoken with the passenger." As per CISF sources, the woman constable had asked the female passenger to remove the clothing from her lower body as the metal detector beeped indicating metal on her body.

"As the metal detector beeped, the CISF constable requested the woman passenger to undergo thorough checking and show her the hip implant area to confirm the passenger's claim of having undergone a hip implant," a CISF officer said.

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