When a 17-year-old Bollywood actress took to social media this week alleging she was sexually assaulted on an airplane, she appeared to catch the airline industry off guard.
Zaira Wasim was seen sobbing in a video she posted to Instagram after getting off a domestic Vistara flight during which, she said, the passenger sitting on the seat behind her attacked her. "He kept nudging my shoulder and continued to move his foot up and down my back and neck," wrote Wasim, who shot to fame through her role as a child wrestler in the 2016 blockbuster drama "Dangal."
Her allegations — denied by the man, identified as Vikas Sachdeva — triggered online outrage and prompted a rare police investigation.