Actress molestation case: Mumbai Police register FIR against unknown person
Authored By Wion Web Desk
Published: Dec 10, 2017, 05:43 IST | Updated: Dec 10, 2017, 05:43 IST
Zaira Wasim.
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The actress had alleged that a co-passenger had molested her on an Air Vistara flight
Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against an unknown person in the alleged molestation of an actress on a Delhi-Mumbai Vistara flight.
The FIR has been registered under section 354 (sexual harassment) of the IPC and the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act.
The actress is 17.
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Mumbai Police said earlier that they had recorded the actress' statement and were registering an offence accordingly.
The actress had said earlier that she was molested on an Air Vistara flight.
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She said that a co-passenger sitting behind her, a middle-aged man, had put his feet on her armrest.
When she protested, the man cited turbulence as the reason for putting his feet on her armrest.
The actress added that, to her horror, the man had then proceeded to touch her back and neck with his feet.