Verbal and physical abuse has become very common in a women’s life and it is getting to their nerves now! Crimes against women is increasing despite so many awareness campaigns, rights and protests for women’s safety, still there are some people who think that they can do whatever they feel like.
Now, even celebrities face such hideous incidents and recently, the Dangal actress Zaira Wasim faced a similar experience of molestation inside the Vistara aircraft while she was traveling from New Delhi to Mumbai.
On Saturday, the 17 year old celebrity took to social media to tell the people that she faced a horrifying experience where she said that a “middle-aged man” tried to molest her as he was siting behind her. She further explained this incident via live video on Instagram.
She said, “So, I was in a flight travelling from Delhi to Mumbai today and right behind me one middle-aged man who made my two-hour journey miserable. I tried to record it on phone to understand it better because the cabin lights were dimmed, I failed to get it…,” she said.
“The lights were dimmed, so it was even worse. It continued for another five to ten minutes and then I was sure of it. He kept nudging my shoulder and continued to move his foot up and down my back and neck,” the Kashmiri teen, who shot to fame for her stellar role in Aamir Khan’s blockbuster ‘Dangal’, said in the post.
“This is not done, I am disturbed…Is this how you’re going to take care of girls? This is not the way anybody should be made to feel. This is terrible!” No one will help us if we don’t decide to help ourselves. And this is the worst thing,” she added.
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She recorded this video as she de-boarded the plane and then broke down while narrating it.
Immediately after the post was “breaking the internet” , Vistara’s Chief commercial officer Sanjeev Kapoor in defense of Zaira and even apologized to her and said that there will be a detailed investigation which will be carried out.
We @airvistara have seen the reports regarding @ZairaWasimmm 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.
— Vistara (@airvistara) December 10, 2017
He issued a statement saying, “ We are aware of the incident reported by Zaira Wasim on board our flight UK981 last night from Delhi to Mumbai. We are carrying out a detailed investigation of the incident which apparently involved a male passenger on the flight.”
“We are talking to our crew who were serving Wasim to understand the incident at greater length, and reaching out to fellow passengers as well. We will support Wasim in every way required and also if she decides to report the matter to the police,” he said.
“We apologise for what she experienced and we have zero tolerance for such behaviour.”
— Vistara (@airvistara) December 10, 2017
This is really a shameful incident that has taken place. Are women not even safe in flights?!
