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Kangana Ranaut slapped: CISF suspends lady constable, registers FIR

Updated on: 06 June,2024 10:12 PM IST  |  New Delhi
mid-day online correspondent |

Earlier today, Ranaut was allegedly slapped by a CISF constable while she was headed to Delhi to attend a meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), scheduled for tomorrow

Kangana Ranaut slapped: CISF suspends lady constable, registers FIR

The CISF constable, Kulwinder Kaur, who slapped Kangana Ranaut. Pic/ X

The Central Industrial Security Force on Thursday suspended the lady constable, who allegedly slapped actress Kangana Ranaut at the Chandigarh airport, reported ANI. 


Registration of an FIR against the lady constable is also underway, A senior CISF officer confirmed on Thursday. 


"We have given a complaint at the local police station against the concerned lady constable. She has been suspended with immediate effect and an inquiry has been ordered into the matter," the officer said.


Earlier today, Ranaut was allegedly slapped by a CISF constable while she was headed to Delhi to attend a meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), scheduled for tomorrow.

As per the ANI report, the incident took place at around 3:30 pm when Kangana was about to board a flight to Delhi from Chandigarh airport.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut leader, in a post on X, asked how growing "extremism" and "terrorism" can be ended in Punjab.

"I am safe. I am perfectly fine. The incident took place during the security check. After I was done with the security check, a woman constable of the CISF waited for me to pass through the cabin. Later, she came from the side, hit me in the face and started abusing me", Ranaut said in a post on 'X'.

"When I asked her why she did this, she told me that she (CISF official) had supported the farmers' protest. My (Kangana) question is how we end growing extremism and terrorism in Punjab", the BJP leader added.

Meanwhile, the CISF constable said that her mother was among the farmers holding a sit-in protest against the farm laws, which now have been repealed.

"She stated that the farmers are sitting there for Rs 100. Will she go and sit there? My mother was sitting there and protesting when she gave this statement..." she said.

The 15-month-long farmers' protest was held against the farm laws (now repealed) including other issues.

Kangana Ranaut defeated Congress candidate Vikramaditya Singh from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi by a margin of 74,755 votes.

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