Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi: A woman traveling on an Etihad flight from Kolkata to Abu Dhabi, en route to Boston, has accused Dinesh Kr. Saraogi, a senior executive at Jindal Steels, of showing her pornographic material and molesting her during the flight. She shared her ordeal on social media platform ‘X’, expressing gratitude to the airline staff for their prompt assistance when she reported the incident.
The woman alleged that Dinesh Saraogi, CEO of Vulcan Green Steel, a division of Jindal Steel, showed her explicit content on his phone and then proceeded to grope her.
“I was seated next to an industrialist (Dinesh Kr. Saraogi, CEO of Jindal Steel). He must be roughly 65 in age & told me he now lives in Oman but travels frequently. He started chatting me up – very normal conversation about our roots, family, etc. The conversation moved to what my hobbies are. He asked if I enjoy watching movies, and I said yes. He then proceeded to tell me he has some movie clips on his phone. He whipped out his phone and earphones to show me PORN!,” the woman posted.
“He started groping me. I was frozen in shock and fear. I eventually ran off to the washroom and complained to the air staff. Thankfully, the Etihad team was very proactive and took action immediately. They made me sit at their seating area and served me tea and fruits,” she added.
Naveen Jindal, chairperson of Jindal Steel, has assured the woman that the matter will be investigated promptly and that strict action will be taken against the executive. “…thank you for reaching out and speaking up! It takes a lot of courage to do what you did, and I want you to know that we have a zero-tolerance policy for such matters. I have asked the team to immediately investigate the matter, and thereafter strictest and necessary action will be taken,” Naveen Jindal posted.
The woman further alleged that Saraogi had asked the airline staff about her whereabouts after she left her seat. “The staff also informed the cops at Abu Dhabi who were waiting as soon as the gates of the aircraft opened. I could not proceed with a complaint because I would have missed my connecting flight to Boston. I was escorted to the next gate to ensure he did not come near me. He also did not deny this when the cops questioned him,” she added.
Both Saraogi and the woman were traveling in business class, ThePrint reported. The news portal contacted the woman, who said the flight had taken off at 9:30 pm and landed at 4:30 am. The airline crew, after accommodating her in one of their seats, had already alerted the Abu Dhabi police about the incident.
“Two police officers were waiting for us when we landed. One of them spoke to me. I couldn’t go with them to write down the complaint because I only had one hour to board the flight to Boston. The man was not allowed to leave the plane, and the police questioned him,” ThePrint quoted the woman as saying.
