MUMBAI BUSINESSMAN ARRESTED MOLESTING DANGAL GIRL ZAIRA WASIM ON FLIGHT

On 16 December  2012  when the infamous Nirbhaya gang-rape case shook the entire nation and lead to many changes in the law book for women’s safety. It seems that it did not help much to change the society. One week before the fifth anniversary of the horrifying incident, Dangal girl Zaira Wasim shared a video on Instagram which is enough to prove that nothing has change for women in our country.

The 17-year-old Zaira alleged that a middle-aged man seated behind her, moved his foot up and down around her neck and back. The incident took place on board of a Vistara Airlines flight from Delhi to Mumbai. She shared the whole incident on an Instagram Live video. In the video, the actress broke down several times and said that when she was on an Air Vistara flight from Delhi to Mumbai, a co-passenger sitting behind her put up his feet on her armrest. When she objected, the man reportedly claimed that he was resting his feet due to turbulence.

According to media reports, the accused was identified as 39-year-old Vikas Sachdeva, a senior executive at an entertainment firm in Mumbai after a complaint had filed against him.  He was arrested in Mumbai on Sunday for allegedly molesting a teenage actor on board a flight from Delhi to Mumbai on Saturday night. An FIR filed against Sachdeva under section 354 IPC & POCSO Act in the matter.

But Vikas has said in his statement,  "he was returning from Delhi after attending a funeral. He was really tired while on the flight as he hadn't slept in a long time. he also apologised to Zaira after finding out that his leg had touched her shoulder and his act was unintentional.

Vikas' wife Divya, supported her husband's claim by saying,  "My husband was coming home from Delhi. His mamaji (maternal uncle) had passed away and he was not in the right frame of mind. He was feeling very low and asked for a blanket. He wanted to sleep. I am shocked at Zaira's allegation. The police have taken my husband into custody."

Here is the video in which Zaira shared about the incident

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She also shared a self-shot video of the incident on Instagram

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Vistara Airlines apologized to Zaira and assured her of carrying out a detailed investigation.  

The Dangal actress has got support from the Indian wrestler Geeta Phogat and her sister Babita Phogat after she shared on social media about the horror of being subjected to sexual harassment on a flight.

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Not just the sisters but other Bollywood celebrities also came out in support of Zaira

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