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An FIR has been registered in Kolkata against Dinesh Kumar Saraogi, CEO of Jindal Group company Vulcan Green Steel, for allegedly molesting a female co-passenger on a flight from Kolkata to Abu Dhabi. The matter is of last week 16th July.
The parents of 28-year-old Ananya, the victim of the incident, lodged a complaint at Kolkata’s Airport Police Station on Saturday, on the basis of which an FIR has been registered at Bidhannagar City Police Station. This information has been given by an officer of Bidhannagar police.
The officer said that a case has been registered under sections 74 and 75 of the Indian Justice Code and investigation has been started. The female passenger had alleged on social media platform No FIR was registered in the case at the time of the incident.
Jindal Steel and Power Limited Chairman Naveen Jindal had talked about conducting an investigation and taking action…
Naveen Jindal had tweeted this for Ananya on Friday, July 19. He also thanked Ananya for bringing the matter to light.
After the matter came to light, Dainik Bhaskar spoke to Ananya. Read the whole matter…
Ananya was going to Boston, America. He had taken a connecting flight to Abu Dhabi. She says, ‘There were only 8 people in the business class of the flight. Dinesh Kumar Saraogi was also among them. I didn’t know him before. We were introduced while boarding the flight.
‘We were having normal conversations. He asked me if I was going to Abu Dhabi, where I was from. These are very common things that you do with your co-passenger. He also told that he lives in Oman. India keeps traveling regularly.
‘We both are Agarwal-Marwari from Rajasthan. There was discussion on that also. Looking at my profile he wanted to help me in my work. He started telling me about the family. He has two sons. Both are settled in America. His elder son has two children.
‘He was on the seat next to me in the flight. He asked if I liked watching movies. I replied ‘yes’. He took out his mobile and said that there were some videos in it. He also gave his earphones. He started showing me porn videos. Started leaning towards me. He touched me on the waist. I was shocked for a few seconds. I did not understand anything.’
‘I ran to the toilet. Informed the crew about this. He also told me that he has been watching me for a long time and I am feeling uncomfortable, but could not say anything. He realized that the man was showing something wrong. They couldn’t say anything unless I complained to the crew. The crew members supported me a lot. They made me sit where the air hostess sits. Gave me coffee.
‘Even during the flight, that man did not leave me. He came to the air hostess to inquire about me. Said that I had gone to the toilet for a long time and did not come back. The crew members dealt with him strictly. During the entire journey he did not let him know where I was.
During landing they changed my seat with another passenger. The Etihad Airways team was very helpful. When we reached the airport, police was already present there. As soon as the flight landed, two policemen came inside. One came to me. The other one talked to the man.
‘I could not file a complaint against Saraogi because I had a connecting flight to Boston on the same day. The process of registering an FIR is going on in Kolkata.
Naveen Jindal said – we are getting the investigation done, will take strict action
After an officer of Jindal Group company was accused of sexual harassment, Naveen Jindal said that strict action will be taken in this matter. It takes a lot of courage to say all this.
Dinesh Kumar Saraogi, 65, is the CEO of Vulcan Green Steel in Oman. This company is part of Jindal Steel. Saraogi was the executive director on the board of Jindal Shaded Iron and Steel till March 2023. Before leaving the post, he was the CEO of the steel company.
