Indian national charged in Singapore for outraging modesty

SINGAPORE: (Mar 17) A Singapore court on Tuesday charged an Indian national for allegedly molesting and harassing an air stewardess on a flight from Bangkok to Singapore last month, a local media reported.

Akash Tiwari, 35, was charged with using criminal force to outrage the modesty of the victim on a Singapore Airlines flight after he allegedly initiated non-consensual physical contact with her.

The accused was also charged with causing distress by using threatening behaviour on the air stewardess, The Straits Times reported.