Jawans harass Celina Jaitly

Actress has run in with CISF jawans at Delhi domestic terminal

Celina Jaitly had a harrowing experience at the Delhi domestic airport during a recent flight.

Apart from damaging her Louis Vuitton handbag and her expensive cosmetics, the security guards were rude to her and her fellow women passengers.

Talking about the incident Celina says, "For the first time in my life, a security officer made me feel threatened and insecure. I had a terrible experience with the CISF guys at the Delhi airport.

I was on my way back to Mumbai after attending an event. I made my way to the security check where they scan your handbags.

In stead of letting my LV handbag go through the scanner, they started frisking it and shaking it violently.

They shook it upside down, sideways, in every possible manner, rather than opening the zip and checking the contents.

By the time they sent it through the scanner the damage was already done. Not only did my LV bag get damaged, but my Blackberry and iPod was badly scratched. My Bobby Brown cosmetics that included eye shadow and other stuff were shattered to pieces!"

After going through this ordeal, the guards made jokes about Celina and were extremely rude to the female passengers.
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"They didn't seem remorseful about damaging my goods, and then went ahead and started pushing and shoving other women. They were literally treating us like we were prison inmates.

I finally lost my cool and confronted them. Since I come from a family with an Army background, I know that the first thing CISF guards are taught is discipline and respect.

These men were showing neither. It was really frustrating to see them misbehave with a 80-year-old woman. They kept pushing and talking rudely to her!"

At the end of the whole incident, when Celina confronted the guards' superior she was shocked to hear the response.

"Their office bluntly told me, 'Ab sorry toh bol diya na, aur kya karein?'. I know it's their job to make sure security is not breached, and I appreciate that, but this was no way to treat a passenger who's paid for her flight.

There were so many women who were mutely observing and going through the torture rather than speaking up. Some of them later came and thanked me for raising my voice against the guards' behaviour."