Molestation on IndiGo flight, Twitter flooded with sympathy, apathy for accused Old Man
Bhubaneswar, Feb 3: A 60-year-old man has become infamous across the world, thanks to a viral video in which a 32-year-old woman accused the man of molesting her.
The businessman allegedly tried to touch the woman inappropriately while travelling on an IndiGo flight New Delhi to Bhubaneswar.
Two videos have been surfaced so far. In the first video, the woman was seen chastising the man. She is seen loudly berating the man, abusing him, calling him an 'old pervert'.
Watch the first video:
The man is seen trying to cover his face with his hands and also apologising. In the second video, the man is seen talking to the woman saying, "Everyone makes mistakes in life. This was a mistake." He, however, admits that he had touched her.
Watch the second video:
Following an official complaint by the woman on Jan 27, police arrested the accused. Meanwhile, a police officer was quoted as saying, "The man was arrested based on the complaint lodged by the woman. A case had been registered under Section 354 of the IPC."
However, the police allowed the businessman to go home after serving notice to him. "Yes we can allow the accused to go home in cases which have punishment (of) less than seven years," said the police officer, adding that the accused has to appear before the court when the case comes up for hearing.
The woman, hailing from Jharkhand, alleged that the accused attempted to touch her from behind through gap between two seats. "I was very shocked for sometime to react," she said in the complaint.
The accused businessman, however, denied the charges and claimed that he had never committed any such act. He said, "I had no such intentions".
The two videos have gone viral on social media as both the videos have been uploaded on YouTube. Meanwhile, micro-blogging site Twitter was flooded with both sympathy and apathy for the "Old Man" who is the accused in the case.
Here are some reactions of people on Twitter:
http://t.co/dGhUXMMRMP
the
real
power
of
Internet
as
tool
to
get
justice
where
our
system
fails
—
Maiza
Hameed
(@MaizaHameed)
February
3,
2015
Brave
part:
A
girl
confronted
the
alleged
molester
aboard
on
Indigo
flight
&
shot
the
video.
Sad
part:
Everyone
else
watched
&
did
nothing.
—
Ravinder
Singh
(@_RavinderSingh_)
February
3,
2015
So
all
uncle
and
aunties
kindly
note
that
,this
is
not
the
problem
of
our
(young)
generation
onlyhttp://t.co/Az8UgkJPMM
via
@storypicker
—
fidus
Achates
(@Sohni_Bose)
February
3,
2015
Is
this
Mr.
Jhunjhunwala
the
same
guy
who
molested
a
girl
on
Indigo
flight
??
http://t.co/BQFGfjk8j6
—
Vishy
the
Fishy
:D
(@ShaadiShuda)
February
3,
2015
Feeling
very
sorry
for
this
man.
I
don't
know
what
others
would
have
done
if
they
were
in
his
position.
If
he
was...
http://t.co/dbjJXGlxPo
—
Justin
John
(@Mankind_Justin)
February
3,
2015
What
happened
to
the
Rohtak
bravehearts?
Now,
media
has
found
one
more
on
Indigo
flight
from
Singapore
to
Bhubaneshwar
—
Vinay
(@VinayMysuru)
February
3,
2015
Well
done
to
her
-
Old
Man
Molested
A
Girl
On
An
Indigo
Flight,
I
Bet
He
Didn’t
Expect
Her
Reaction!
http://t.co/Ymb4OKRWyj
via
@MindFedNews
—
Omar
Abdullah
(@abdullah_omar)
February
3,
2015
More
girls
need
to
stand
up
to
disgusting
men
like
these.
Such
a
brave
move!!
http://t.co/4qyLOXMWgE
—
Tanishaa
Mukerji
(@TanishaaMukerji)
February
3,
2015
You
rock,
woman!!!
What
an
amazing
fightback
against
a
molester?
On
a
plane.
All
power
to
you!
http://t.co/nbXHl2OtYI
—
Salman
Anees
Soz
(@SalmanSoz)
February
3,
2015
You,
girl,
who
took
this
video
and
made
it
public
-
hats
off
to
you-
more
power
to
you
https://t.co/GEEHBkTcuf
(harassment
on
Indigo
flight)
—
Nandita
Iyer
(@saffrontrail)
February
2,
2015
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