Actor Zaira Wasim 'molested' on flight: Vistara airline submits report to DGCA

Vistara airlines on Sunday said that they have submitted initial incident report to the DGCA in connection with Zaira Wasim case which created an uproar and invited all-round condemnation.

Vistara said,''We have submitted an initial incident report to the DGCA, and have also submitted all necessary details to the Police. Members of our senior management have flown to Mumbai to meet Ms. Zaira Wasim and assist in the investigation process.''

Meanwhile, the Mumbai police have registered a case against an unknown person in connection with the episode. Vistara, which is run under a JV between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, regretted the "unfortunate experience" and apologised to Wasim. It also said senior members of the management team have been flown to Mumbai to meet the "Dangal" actor, who narrated her ordeal on Instagram via live video.

Earlier, Wasim had said she was molested on a flight from Delhi to Mumbai last night by a passenger who was sitting right behind her.

The actor posted a video on the social media platform a little after midnight in which she narrated the harrowing incident onboard the Air Vistara flight, tears rolling down her cheeks.

Meanwhile, the National Commission for Women (NCW) condemned the alleged on board harassment of Bollywood actress Zaira Wasim and took suo moto cognisance of the matter.

Terming the incident as "shameful", Maharashtra State Commission for Women's (MSCW) chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar said they will seek a detailed inquiry into it from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

A junior civil aviation minister Jayant Sinha in Ranchi said that the man who allegedly molested a national award-winning actor on a flight will be put on the no-fly list if the allegations are found to be true.

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