Indian-Origin Man Accused of Inappropriate Conduct During Flight

Federal officials stated on Tuesday that a 36-year-old man of Indian origin has been charged for allegedly sexually assaulting another passenger during a domestic flight in the United States.

Bhaveshkumar Dahyabhai Shukla, who was on a flight from Montana to Texas, has been accused of “abusive sexual contact,” Montana federal prosecutor Kurt Alme said in a statement on April 3.

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Indian-Origin Man Faces Charges for Inappropriate Conduct on U.S. Domestic Flight

Federal authorities charged Shukla with abusive sexual contact on a U.S. flight. If convicted, Shukla faces 2 years in prison, a $250K fine, and 5 years’ supervision.

The FBI, ICE and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Police conducted the investigation, the statement said.

Authorities have scheduled the man’s arraignment for April 17, 2025.

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The indictment alleges that on January 26, 2025, on board an American Airlines flight from Bozeman to Dallas, Shukla engaged in sexual contact with another person without that other person’s permission, PTI reported.

The US Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the case.

In an affidavit filed in the Montana federal court, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent Chad McNiven said that during a January 26 flight from Belgrade, Montana, to Dallas, Texas, the accused allegedly touched the woman inappropriately on two occasions.

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