A 43-year-old woman went through a harrowing experience in a Jet Airways flight 9W0712 from Bagdogra to Delhi as she was allegedly abused and threatened by a middle-aged man. The incident took place after the victim asked a woman passenger who was sitting in front of her to not rock her seat to and fro as it was making her feel uncomfortable.
Suddenly a male passenger seated on the back row started abusing her for asking the woman passenger to stop rocking the seat, said sources. The incident was reported on October 8.
“After I requested the woman passenger sitting in front of me not to rock her seat suddenly a man who was sitting a row behind on the isle seat, came up to me and started threatening me with abusive languages. He used inappropriate words like whore... I reported the matter to the crew and they changed my seat. I even took the picture of the man and his name can be found from the records of the airline,” alleged the victim.
The passenger’s ordeal did not end there as after landing at Delhi when she went to lodge a complaint to the airlines office, she was made to run from pillar to the post. Finally she approached the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) police station and a First Information Report was registered on her written complaint.
“The Jet Airways officials tried to hush up the matter and they were not interested in providing solution. left with no other options, I went to the police station to lodge my complaint,” alleged the victim.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, IGIA, Sanjay Bhatia said, “We have registered a case on the complaint of the woman but are yet to identify the accused. Further investigations are on.”
A senior police official said after the seat of the woman was changed, the accused again came up to her after some time and started threatening and abusing her. Cabin crew of the flight had to come and intervene.
A case was registered under section 506(Criminal intimidation) and 509( word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of women) of the IPC at the IGIA police station.