Scoot, Jetstar and Singapore Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at Singapore’s Changi Airport, Singapore January 18, 2021. Photo by Reuters
An Indian national has been charged in Australia with sexually assaulting a woman seated next to him on a Scoot flight from Singapore to Perth.
The 52-year-old man, identified as Sudhir Kumar Chahuan by Australian daily The West Australian, allegedly committed “non-consensual sexual acts” on the woman during the April 13 flight, the Australian Federal Police said in a statement.
The woman sought help from airline staff and was moved to another seat. Crew members monitored Chahuan for the rest of the flight and alerted police before landing.
Officers from the Australian Federal Police met the plane at Perth Airport and escorted Chahuan off the aircraft for questioning.
