Jaipur: A SpiceJet staff member was arrested on Thursday after he allegedly slapped a Central Industrial Security Force personnel during an argument over a security check, police and CISF officials said.

Anuradha Rani, a food supervisor at the airline, was entering the airport through the "vehicle gate" along with other employees around 4 a.m. when assistant sub-inspector Giriraj Prasad told her she did not have valid permission to use that gate, he said. Stopped because of.

CISF officials said she was then asked to undergo screening at a nearby entry gate for airline crew, but no female CISF personnel were available at that time.

Jaipur airport SHO Ral Lal said the ASI called a female colleague for security check, but the argument escalated and the SpiceJet employee slapped her.

He said a case has been registered against the food supervisor under sections 121 (1) (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty) and 132 (assault on public servant) of the Indian Code of Justice (BNS).

Station in-charge said that on the basis of ASI's complaint, Anuradha Rani has been arrested and the matter is being investigated.