Case Filed Against Jindal Group's Senior Executive Accused of Groping Woman on Flight

Kolkata: A case was filed against the senior executive of Jindal Group on Sunday for allegedly groping a woman passenger on a Kolkata-Abu Dhabi flight.

FIR Registered Against Accused

An officer of the Bidhannagar City Police said the FIR was registered based on a complaint lodged by the woman's parents at the Airport police station on the northern outskirts of Kolkata on Saturday, he said.

The police officer said that the victim passenger has also emailed her complaint regarding the matter which they are treating as a formal one.

Probe On, Say Police

"We have started an investigation into the matter," he said, adding that they were planning a video conference with her to record her statement.

Employee Accused of Showing Obscene Videos

The female passenger, in a series of posts on X, had alleged that the executive showed her some obscene videos by calling them movie clips, triggering an outrage.

A case was filed under BNS sections 74 (assault or use of criminal force with intent to outrage modesty) and 75 (uttering words or making gestures or exhibiting any object in any form insulting the modesty of a woman), the officer said.

Naveen Jindal Promises To Investigate Incident 

On Friday, Jindal Steel and Power Chairman Naveen Jindal promised to investigate allegations of molestation against the executive, saying his group has a zero-tolerance policy in such matters.

Jindal Group Issues Statement 

The executive has been sent on administrative leave and a third-party investigation has been started to probe the matter, a statement by a Jindal Group company said on Saturday.

(with PTI inputs)