Naveen Jindal, Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) Chairman, claimed that his company follows, ‘zero tolerance policy,’ after one of Jindal Steel executive sexually assaulted a passenger aboard an Abu Dhabi bound flight.
A social media user named Ananya Chhaochharia, co-chair of India Conference at Harvard, allegedly claimed that CEO of Jindal Steel sexually assaulted her while she was aboard an Abu Dhabi bound flight.
She took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to give her first account of the harrowing experience that left her ‘rattled and disturbed’ after she boarded a UAE-bound flight from Calcutta. The post reads, “Sharing an incident that happened with me in the flight from Calcutta to Abu Dhabi (transit to Boston).”
She further extended a vote of thanks to the staff of Etihad Airlines and the Abu Dhabi police for the support, cooperation and action at the time of incident.
She revealed that on the fateful day, she was seated next to a 65-year old industrialist who has been a long time employee of Naveen Jindal’s Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL). Ananya Chhaochharia stated, “He must be roughly 65 in age & told me he now lives in Oman but travels frequently. ”
Subsequently, casual conversation between the two followed. She said, “He started chatting me up… about our roots, family etc.” She noted that the CEO informed her that he hails from Churu in Rajasthan and his two sons are married and settled in the US.She said, “He asked if I enjoy watching movies & I was like of course.” As the conversation progressed to hobbies, movies, likes and dislikes, Ananya alleged the Jindal Steel official proceeded to show some movie clips on his phone. The post on X stated, “He whips out his phone and earphones to show me PORN! He started groping me. I was frozen in shock and scare.”
Detailing her account she said, “I eventually ran off to the washroom and complained to the air staff. Thankfully the Etihad team was very pro-active and took action immediately. They made me sit at their seating area and served me tea & fruits.”
She appealed to the founder of Jindal Steel to take requisite action and prevent such instances from happening in the future, considering the power status he aligns with in terms of employment at his company.Naveen Jindal, Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) Chairman,responded to Ananya’s post and commented, “Dear Ananya, 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.”He further noted that a team has been called upon to immediately investigate the matter and take strictest and necessary action.
