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.
“So I was on a flight traveling from Delhi to Mumbai today and right behind me one middle-aged man who made my 2-hour journey miserable. It was all chill till I felt somebody brushing against my back while I was half asleep,” Zaira wrote on the Instagram handle.
“Guess he couldn’t sit like a civilized human being and placed his foot on my armrest while he’s fully PHELAOED his body on his seat. I ignored it the first time. Blamed the turbulence for it. Until I woke me up to this PLEASANT sight of his BEAUTIFUL foot rubbing my back and neck,” the actor wrote on her Instagram handle.
“I tried to record it on my phone to understand it better but because the lights were dimmed, I failed to get it. The light was dimmed, so it was even worse. It continued for another 5-10 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 actor added on her Instagram handle.
“So, I just landed and you know the whole irony of this is that the guy. This is not done at all. This is not the way, this is not a girl should be made to feel because this is terrible. Is this how they are doing to take care of girls? No one will help us if we don’t decide to help ourselves. This is the worst thing,” she said, voice quivering, in the Instagram live video.
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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.
After the incident triggered massive outrage, the airlines issued a statement. “We have seen the reports regarding Zaira Wasim’s experience with another customer on board last night. We are carrying out a detailed investigation and will support Zaira in every way required. We have zero tolerance for such behavior,” the statement said.
Meanwhile, Zaira’s manager Tuhin Mishra has said the teen actor has not decided on any future course of action. “She is in a state of shock,” Mishra said as he indicated the flight crew who, he said, did not take any action even after Zaira raised an alarm.