Zaira Wasim's alleged molester says it was 'unintentional'

Teenaged Bollywood actor Zaira Wasim on her way to Mumbai from Delhi on an Air Vistara flight has alleged she was molested onboard by a passenger sitting behind her who allegedly touched her inappropriately several times during the journey The accused Chandivli businessman Vikas Sachdev 39 was detained from his house and later arrested Vikas however told the police that he had gone to Delhi for a funeral and was tired during the return journey and whatever happened was unintentionalZaira WasimHorror onboardShe put up a video on Instagram narrating the ordeal In tears while recounting what happened she also alleged in the video that she even called out for help from the flight crew but her pleas went unanswered This was not how one should be treated or made to feelhellip this is terrible she said in the video questioning the airline and its way of taking care of girlsShe also uploaded a few images of the alleged incident with the caption managed to get this one of the pictures is of a foot sticking out from behind her seat and placed on her armrest Describing the picture she said the foot movement went on for nearly 10 minutes and the man kept nudging her shoulder and moving his foot up and down her back and neck The dimming of the cabin lights made things worse she addedAccused Vikas SachdevSupport pours inThe video has created a huge buzz across social media platforms with everyone right from politicians and actors to sports personalities speaking up in her support Jammu amp Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said that being a mother of two daughters she could relate to her agonyAny harassmentcrime against women shld be dealt with swiftly amp effectively As a mother of 2 daughters I am appalled at what happenedhellipHope the relevant authorities take strict action Mufti tweetedThe National Commission for Women has written to the Maharashtra DGP and the airline over the molestation allegation It said it had taken cognisance of the incident and expected action in the matterBacking the accusedWhen midday contacted Vikass friend Kuldeep Bhargava he insisted that Vikas was innocent Vikas was upset and tired because of the death Hed told the airhostess not to disturb him or even serve him the meal hed just asked for a blanket to sleep When the flight was about to land the actress shouted at him and said this is not your lounge put your leg down He apologised to her and said it had happened inadvertently He is innocent and doesnt have any past record either the police can check he said Vikass wife Divya too jumped in to speak in his support and placed the blame on WasimThe actress is making false allegations against my husband Ours is a love marriage we have been together for the last 16 years My husband is innocent she said His uncle died in Delhi because of which he was in a state of shock and reached home late The next morning we woke up to this actress shouting about molestation onboard My husband told me that he had been sleeping when his leg accidentally touched her hand he apologised to her for that My husband respects women We always travel in business class but nothing like this has ever happened Because of this incident my entire family is disturbed We want justiceCatch up on all the latest Mumbai National and International news hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the go