Kangana Ranaut 'Slapped' At Chandigarh Airport By CISF Officer, Calls Out 'Terror In Punjab' | WATCH

A constable-rank CISF officer allegedly slapped Kangana Ranaut at Chandigarh during an argument that broke out during frisking.

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Updated on: 6 June 2024 5:22 pm

Kangana Ranaut campaigns in Mandi | Photo: PTI

Newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut reportedly got "slapped" at Chandigarh airport on Thursday, June 6.

Reports said that Kangana Ranaut was slapped by a CISF (Central Industrial Security Force) officer over a comment she made on farmers. The woman constable was suspended and an FIR lodged against her, officials said.

WATCH HERE | CISF Officer's Outburst After Slapping Kangana Ranaut

"Kangana was slapped," one of the actor's aides claimed. "From what it appears, she was slapped for the Khalistani comments she made during the farmers' agitation but we do not know the whole incident yet," news agency PTI quoted the aide as saying.

#KanganaRanaut slapped by a CISF constable, Kulwinder Kaur. She was reportedly upset with Kangana's comments on farmers.

Despicable way of expressing ideological differences, especially when you're wearing a uniform! pic.twitter.com/EH4DRqbKJu
— Roop Darak (Modi Ka Parivar) (@RoopDarak) June 6, 2024

According to sources cited news agency ANI, a constable-rank CISF officer allegedly slapped Kangana at the Chandigarh during a frisking argument. An inquiry committee comprising senior CISF officers has been set up to conduct a further investigation, the sources said.

Kangana Ranaut was reportedly travelling from Chandigarh to Delhi via flight UK707.

#WATCH | BJP leader and actor Kangana Ranaut arrives at Delhi airport

A constable-rank CISF officer allegedly slapped Kangana at Chandigarh Airport during a frisking argument. An inquiry committee comprising senior CISF officers has been set up to conduct a further… pic.twitter.com/kUHmg7PsAs
— ANI (@ANI) June 6, 2024

Kangana Ranaut Slapped | Actor Issues Statement

In a video released shortly after the slap incident, Kangana Ranaut said she was safe and perfectly fine, confirming that the incident happened during the security check at the Chandigarh airport."

Narrating her side of the incident, Kangana Ranaut said, "As soon as I came out after the security check, the lady in the second cabin, a CISF security staff came from the side, hit me on my face and started abusing me."

"When I asked her why she did so, she said that she supports farmers' protest. I am safe but I am concerned about the terrorism and extremism that is increasing in Punjab..." Kangana Ranaut said.

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Shocking rise in terror and violence in Punjab…. pic.twitter.com/7aefpp4blQ
— Kangana Ranaut (Modi Ka Parivar) (@KanganaTeam) June 6, 2024

Kangana Ranaut was the BJP candidate from Himachal Pradesh's MAndi for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 and won the recently concluded polls also by defeating Congress leader Vikramaditya Singh.

Kangana Ranaut, who is making her political debut, defeated the Congress’ Vikramaditya Singh by 74,755 votes from her home state Himachal Pradesh.

On Tuesday, when trends indicated she was going to win her election, the four-time National Award winner said, "Heartfelt gratitude to all the people of Mandi for this love and trust... This victory belongs to all of you, this is the victory of your trust in Prime Minister Modi and BJP, this is the victory of Sanatan and in the honour of Mandi."

Soon after, she said, "Mandi ki sansad."