Zaira Wasim Molested On Flight, No Actions Taken

One of the most intriguing questions arising from the shocking story of Dangal girl Zaira Wasim being harassed and molested on a Delhi-Mumbai Vistara flight by a male passenger is why the cabin crew, usually trained to handle inappropriate passenger behaviour, did not react.

Zaira's manager Tuhin Mishra earlier said the teen actor had raised an alarm but the cabin crew failed to take any action. Sources within Vistara, while admitting the cabin crew did not act until much later said it was because Zaira raised the alarm only after the flight started descending.

According to protocol, everybody, including passengers and flight crew, must remain strapped to their seats while a flight is landing. Zaira, in her story, did not specify when exactly the male passenger seated behind her began touching her with his foot and rubbing it on her neck and back.

Soon after the Zaira's Instagram posts narrating the ordeal, Visatra released a statement saying it was "aware" of incident and was carrying out "a detailed investigation".

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