Bollywood star Zaira Wasim allegedly harassed on flight

Dangal actress Zaira Waseem — who recently starred in Secret Superstar — alleged on Sunday she was harassed by a male passenger sitting behind her on a plane.

The young actor narrated her ordeal via live video on Instagram, saying she was on the Air Vistara flight from Delhi to Mumbai Saturday night when the man extended and rested his foot on her armrest.

"So, I was in a flight travelling from Delhi to Mumbai today and right behind me [was] one middle-aged man who made my two-hour journey miserable.

"I tried to record it on phone to understand it better because the cabin lights were dimmed, [but] I failed to get it.

"It was all chill till I felt somebody brushing against my back while I was half asleep. I ignored it the first time. Blamed the turbulence for it. Until it woke me up to this pleasant sight of his beautiful foot rubbing my back and neck.”

"It continued for another 5-10 minutes and then I was sure of it. He kept nudging my shoulder and continued to move his foot up and down my back and neck," she said in her video post.

In its first statement on Twitter, the airline Vistara stated that it would look into the incident, adding that it had "zero tolerance for such behaviour".

Later, the airline said in an update that they are investigating the incident. It also apologised to the actress, saying she has their complete support.

Moreover, Omar Abdullah — the former chief minister of occupied Kashmir — tweeted that the airline should disclose the passenger's identity to the police.

He added that the authorities should also file a case for legal action in this regard.