Tirupati: The Tirupati Urban Police on Monday arrested a senior income-tax officer Jayashankar of Nellore zone, on charges of misbehaving with a woman officer of the Indian Railways on board the Hyderabad-Tirupati flight of SpiceJet.
The 50-year-old taxman was seated next to the young railway officer when the flight took off from Hyderabad Monday morning.
During the hour-long journey, he allegedly misbehaved with her, pressing her feet and making advances. The woman tried to stop him, issued a warning and identified herself as a government officer. She also alerted the staff on board, besides informing some of the senior police officials in Hyderabad.
The police took Jayashankar into custody at the airport as he disembarked. The woman lodged a complaint with the police of the concerned area.
08/01/13 K Umashankar/Deccan Chronicle
