CISF constable Kulwinder Kaur arrested for slapping actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut case

CISF constable Kulwinder Kaur has been arrested today (June 7) for slapping actor and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kangana Ranaut at the Chandigarh airport.

Kulwinder Kaur, who was posted at the Chandigarh airport, was allegedly unhappy with Kangana's remarks on farmer's protest.

A case has has also been registered against Kulwinder Kaur. The CISF constable was suspended from her duties yesterday after the slap incident.

Kangana Ranaut issued a video statement after the incident in Chandigarh and said she was hit in the face and abused by the woman CISF constable during security check at the Chandigarh airport on Thursday.

Constable Kulwinder Kaur, who was upset with Kangana Ranaut over her stance on the farmers' protests, was suspended and an FIR lodged against her yesterday (June 6).
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), tasked with providing security at airports, has also ordered a court of inquiry into the incident.

In a video statement Kangana first said she was was safe and fine. Then went on to describe what happened at the airport. Kangana Ranaut said she had been getting a lot of calls from the media and her well-wishers. In her statement she says: "She (referring to CISF constable) hit me in the face and started abusing me. I asked her why she did it and she said she supports the farmer protests." "I am safe but my concern is that terrorism is increasing in Punjab... How do we handle that?"

Kulwinder Kaur in a video that was circulated online is heard saying: "Kangana made a statement that farmers were protesting in Delhi because they were paid Rs 100 or Rs 200. At the time, my mother was one of the protesters."

Who is Kulwinder Kaur

Kulwinder Kaur joined the CISF in 2009 and has been with the aviation security group of the force at the Chandigarh airport since 2021.

She has had no vigilance inquiry or punishment against her in the force till now, the officials said, adding her husband too is posted at the same airport. Terming the incident a serious matter, National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma called for serious action and said the panel had taken up the matter with the CISF.

Making her electoral debut, Kangana Ranaut defeated her nearest Congress opponent Vikramadita Singh by over 74,000 votes from Mandi in her home state.

The four-time National Award winner has been a high profile, prominent voice supporting the ruling party on issues like the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in 2019-20 and farmer protests in 2020-21.