Overview

• The Bezirksgericht Bülach found the 44-year-old guilty of rape and sexual acts with a child for assaulting a 15-year-old on a March 2025 Swiss flight from Mumbai to Zürich.
• The court imposed an 18-month suspended sentence, ordered several thousand francs in costs, and barred the man from entering Switzerland for five years.
• He also received a lifetime prohibition on roles involving regular contact with minors, with about 1,360 francs seized to offset case expenses reported at roughly 9,000 francs.
• The defendant admitted the acts in court, saying “Es ging mit mir durch,” and acknowledged the teenager had not consented.
• Authorities said he was arrested on arrival on March 17, held until the August 19 verdict, then released to migration officials for deportation as Swiss crew actions during the flight included separating and caring for the victim after she reported the assault.