A 34 year old Indian man
was arrested in US for sexually assaulting a woman seated Next to him. 22 year
old Celia was seated near the window, in the Vegas to Detroit spirit airlines
flight, and near her was seated Prabhu Ramamoorthy of Indian origin.
Prabhu, who's in US on a temporary visa, had a middle seat while his wife was
seated in aisle seat.
When Celia suddenly woke up, she found that her shirt
and pants were unbuttoned and Prabu's hands were inside her pant. She noticed
it when it was 5:30, 40 minutes prior to Detroit landing, and she
immediately alerted flight attendants following which Prabhu was arrested on
charges of sexual harassment.
While he was produced at Michigan, initially he had stated
that he was asleep and wasn't aware, while flight attendants confirmed that
Celia had come to them with shirts and pants unbuttoned. While Prabhu's wife
had said that Celia was in his knees, finally Prabhu admitted that he had
unbuttoned Celia's shirt and pants, and put his hands in. He was told to
immediately contact Indian consulate.