An Indian-origin woman travelling alone from Frankfurt to Paris faced humiliation after security asked her to squeeze her breast to prove she was lactating.

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Gayathiri Bose, 33, from Singapore is now considering file a lawsuit. She told BBC airport security became suspicious when they saw her carrying a breast pump but no baby. On January 26, she was stopped and checked after her breast pump passed through the X-ray machine.

A female officer took her to a room for questioning and according to Gayathiri, the officer spoke to her in an “incredulous tone”.

The mother of two told the BBC, “She asked me to open up my blouse and show her my breast. She then asked how come I didn't have anything attached to my breast, if I was lactating and expressing breast milk.

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“And I said, there is no such thing that is [permanently] attached, we usually place the pump to our nipple and the machine does the job. She wanted me to show her by hand-expressing a little.”

Gayathiri’s passport was ultimately given back to her and she was let go but remains “terribly upset”. She added, “The officer just said, 'OK, it is over now, please go.' She was totally nonchalant, she didn't seem very remorseful or empathetic.”

A Frankfurt airport spokesman affirmed that Gayathiri was stopped but denied that she was asked to squeeze her breast.

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