Bollywood actress accuses co-passenger of molestation bid on Delhi-Mumbai flight

EW DELHI: A Bollywood actress has revealed that a fellow passenger tried to molest her on a recent Delhi-Mumbai flight.

Expressing her disgust over the incident on Saturday, she said that a middle-aged man who was sitting behind her on a Vistara flight, tried to molest her.

 

She also expressed her displeasure with crew members of the flight. Right after deboarding the flight, she took to Instagram to narrate her experience in a live video. In the video, she can be seen fighting her tears and saying, "This is not done, I am disturbed. Is this how you're going to take care of girls?" she ended her video by saying, "Who is going to help us Girls? If we don't help ourselves, nobody will come ahead."

Following her revelation in a social media post, the airline has launched a probe into the incident.
"We @airvistara have seen the reports regarding her experience with another customer on board last night. We are carrying out detailed investigation and will support Zaira in every way required. We have zero tolerance for such behaviour.

“We have seen the reports regarding her experience with another customer on board last night. We are carrying out detailed investigation and will support her in every way required. We have zero tolerance for such behaviour,” ANI quoted the airlines as saying on Sunday.

Reacting to the incident, chairperson of the National Commission for Women Rekha Sharma said that she was appalled by the "insensitivity" of the airline staff as "didn't offer any help".

"I just saw the video on Instagram & my heart goes out to her. I am really horrified the way this incident happened & after that, the crew didn't help this girl. That was very shocking because Vistara claims that it has zero tolerance," Sharma said.

"Vistara hasn't sensitized their crew to take action against men torturing women on flight. I am taking suo moto cognizance of this and giving notice to Vistara. Also a copy to DGP Maharashtra to act against Vistara Airlines. 

"I would like to tell Vistara that if they have zero tolerance why they have not named this person till now. Naming them is very very important. We would like to tell her that we are there to help her out in any way we can," she added.

With inputs from IANS.