Zaira Wasim Molestation Case: Accused Vikas Sachdeva’s Wife Denies Allegation, Says He Is Innocent
Dangal girl Zaira Wasim has garnered enough critical acclaim for her performances in the subsequent blockbusters Dangal and Secret Superstar. But, she had a bad experience traveling on a flight today. In a shocking incident, Zaira Wasim was allegedly harassed and molested on a Delhi – Mumbai flight.
She was badly treated by a man who was sitting behind her. The distraught 17-year-old took to her Instagram and posted the pics, that said the man was rubbing his foot against her back and neck while she was half asleep. Zaira even went live on Instagram and broke down while describing her ordeal.
Zaira has alleged that the man sitting behind her on the flight touched her neck and back while on an Air Vistara flight. In tears, the actor stated that while the man was asked to move away from the seat behind her but she received no help from the airline staff when she was crying for help.
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The National Commission for Women in Delhi has demanded a probe into the incident. It has also said it is sending a notice to Air Vistara for not getting the accused arrested.
Mumbai Police on Sunday arrested the man who allegedly molested Dangal girl Zaira Wasim. 39-year-old Vikas Sachdeva was arrested by the Sahar police on Sunday night in connection with the molestation of a teen actor in a Vistara Airlines flight.
Sachdeva is placed as a senior executive with an entertainment company in Mumbai. He has been booked under section 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of IPC, and relevant sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) since the actor is a minor and will be produced before the Andheri magistrate court on Monday.
Divya Sachdev, the wife of Vikas Sachdev has accused the Dangal actress of doing a publicity stunt. Twitter is horrified over Zaira Wasim’s revelation that she was molested on a flight. “This girl has been influenced by fame and wrongly accused my husband Vikas,” said Divya.
39-year-old Vikas prompted the Maharashtra State Commission for Women to seek an inquiry into the “shameful” incident. Talking about it, Divya said that her husband was coming to Mumbai from Delhi. “His mama Ji 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.”
“Why did Zaira not raise an alarm then and there? Why did Zaira tweet two hours later? Zaira had her mother for company. Despite that, the two ladies chose not to make any noise, why? My father is an ex-Army officer and my father-in-law is an ex-Income Tax officer. We know how important it is to respect a lady, our family upholds very high values. My husband is a family man. We have a nine-year-old child. Vikas can never misbehave with any lady in any manner.”
She also told that her husband was “innocent and had no intention to molest. He hadn’t slept for 24 hours. He had asked the crew not to disturb and wanted to sleep. His foot was on the armrest, but not with an intention to harass,” said the wife of the accused. “We want justice,” she added.