The two Air India employees arrested for alleged molestation of a 9-year-old girl have been given bail on a surety of Rs 1000 each.

Reza Ahmed and Benoy Sanyasi will have to appear in court again on March 16.

A nine-year-old girl was allegedly molested at the Kolkata airport. The man, an airport employee named Reza Ahmed, was arrested.

The child was flying to Boston on a Lufthansa flight with her sister and mother. At 1 am on Tuesday, she was waiting with her sister and mother while their baggage was being put through security checks.

Ahmed, who works for Air India as a baggage handler, allegedly molested her in full public view.

When the family complained, Ahmed's colleague, Binoy Sanyasi, also of Air India, came to his defence. He too was arrested.

The child and her family boarded their plane for Boston and have left Kolkata. They were in India to visit relatives.