Harassing passengers in airlines have become very common in India and also in abroad these days. However, this time it is the airline cabin crew of full-service airline Vistara who is a victim of a sexual harassment.

According to reports, a cabin crew of Tata Vistara airline was allegedly molested by a passenger on board a flight between Lucknow to Delhi. The incident took place when the flight UK997 from Lucknow landed in Delhi and was preparing for deplaning on March 24. The accused has been arrested earlier in the day, post an FIR was registered. As per an ANI report, Vistara has given a statement saying that it does not tolerate abusive or unruly behaviour by passengers that puts the safety of its staff and other customers at risk, or compromises their dignity.

Last year, Vikas Sachdev, a Mumbai-based businessman, was booked under Section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the IPC, and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) after actor Zaira Wasim accused Sachdev of molesting her. Both of them were on board Delhi-Mumbai flight. The airline had apologised to Wasim for the incident and said it was carrying out a probe into it, while asserting that it has "zero tolerance" for such behaviour. The actress had narrated her ordeal on Instagram through a live video.

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