Zaira Wasim molestation: Mumbai Police registers case after recording actress's statement; Vistara gives details of incident to Aviation ministry, DGCA
7 years, 3 months ago

Zaira Wasim molestation: Mumbai Police registers case after recording actress's statement; Vistara gives details of incident to Aviation ministry, DGCA

India TV News  

Dangal actress Zaira Wasim was on Sunday allegedly molested on a Delhi-Mumbai flight by a man who was sitting behind her. "Zaira Wasim had not brought the incident to notice of the crew till the flight commenced descent. After landing the crew inquired about the incident and asked Zaira and her mother if they want to file a complaint but they denied," sources in Visatara Airline told ANI. “We are aware of the incident reported by Ms. Zaira Wasim on board our flight UK981 last night from Delhi to Mumbai. Women commissions urge Zaira Wasim to file police complaint The National Commission for Women as well as the Delhi and Maharashtra commisions for women have urged Zaira to file a police complaint.

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Dangal actress Zaira Wasim makes a rare appearance on social media after two years of quitting Bollywood
3 years, 5 months ago

Dangal actress Zaira Wasim makes a rare appearance on social media after two years of quitting Bollywood

India TV News  

Dangal and Secret Superstar actress Zaira Wasim made a rare appearance on her Instagram account. She captioned the post, "The warm October sun…" In 2020, Zaira Wasim requested her fans to remove her pictures from their social media accounts and not share them, saying she was trying to start a new chapter in her life. Meanwhile in 2019, Zaira announced …

Zaira Wasim reacts to locust attack tweet controversy: None of the opinions define reality of my intentions
4 years, 9 months ago

Zaira Wasim reacts to locust attack tweet controversy: None of the opinions define reality of my intentions

India TV News  

Former actress Zaira Wasim, known for her spectacular work in films like Dangal and The Sky Is Pink, has been in the news for her viral tweet on locusts attack. Zaira Wasim reacted to Canadian journalist Tarek Fatah's tweet which read, "Indian Muslim actress @ZairaWasimmm mocks her own countrymen as being victims of Allah’s wrath. While I too agree making …

Zairam Wasim quits Twitter and Instagram following outrageous post
4 years, 9 months ago

Zairam Wasim quits Twitter and Instagram following outrageous post

Op India  

Dangal actress Zaira Wasim has quit Twitter and Instagram after receiving criticism for her insensitive post insinuating that the locust attack in Rajasthan is Allah’s wrath. Zaira Wasim is the actress from Dangal who had earlier ‘quit’ acting because she believed her profession was taking her ‘away from Islam’. However, it is not understood why the former actress is insinuating …

Mumbai man sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment for molesting Dangal actress
5 years, 1 month ago

Mumbai man sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment for molesting Dangal actress

India TV News  

Actress Zaira Wasim, who quit Bollywood in June, is back in the news. The man now faces a jail term of 3 years as Zaira Wasim was 17 at the time when the case was registered with the police. Special Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences Court has sentenced the man to 3 years of imprisonment as Zaira Wasim was …

Vikas Sachdeva, guilty of molesting former actress Zaira Wasim, sentenced to 3-year jail term
5 years, 1 month ago

Vikas Sachdeva, guilty of molesting former actress Zaira Wasim, sentenced to 3-year jail term

India TV News  

A Mumbai businessman, Vikas Sachdeva, who was accused of molesting former actress Zaira Wasim in 2017 onboard a flight has been found guilty of the molestation charges. Vikas Sachdeva was accused of moving his foot up and down repeatedly on Zaira Wasim's neck onboard flight when she was half-asleep. Sachdeva was arrested in December 2017 after the alleged molestation incident …

Zaira Wasim criticised over speculations of attending The Sky Is Pink premiere in Toronto
5 years, 6 months ago

Zaira Wasim criticised over speculations of attending The Sky Is Pink premiere in Toronto

India Today  

Priyanka Chopra's new film The Sky Is Pink, co-starring Zaira Wasim, will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13 but will the Dangal actress attend the event? So excited for the amazing early reviews & to share this with the world!#TheSkyIsPink pic.twitter.com/zu0ojsQZfl PRIYANKA September 7, 2019 The internet severely criticised Zaira in the comments section of Priyanka's …

Zaira Wasim quitting Bollywood isn't a surprise; disillusioned by showbiz, former actor felt cut off from her faith
5 years, 8 months ago

Zaira Wasim quitting Bollywood isn't a surprise; disillusioned by showbiz, former actor felt cut off from her faith

Firstpost  

Even as her film was yet to hit the theatres, Zaira Wasim became the subject of online trolling and bullying. She only made the same clear through her social media post.” Zaira first burst onto the scene in 2015, when superstar Aamir Khan’s wife Kiran Rao reportedly selected her for the award-winning reel role of a Dangal girl. “They were …

Zaira Wasim quotes religion behind quitting Bollywood but her manager has different story to tell
5 years, 8 months ago

Zaira Wasim quotes religion behind quitting Bollywood but her manager has different story to tell

India TV News  

Bollywood's budding star Zaira Wasim's sudden decision of quitting Bollywood sent shockwaves across the country. Zaira, who marked her presence with her first Bollywood film Dangal went on to play lead role in Aamir Khan's production Secret Superstar. Zaira Wasim Producers of the film released a statement saying that they respect the actress' decision which she has taken after much …

Zaira Wasim’s manager says her account was ‘hacked’, she didn’t put up post about quitting Bollywood because it took her away from Islam
5 years, 8 months ago

Zaira Wasim’s manager says her account was ‘hacked’, she didn’t put up post about quitting Bollywood because it took her away from Islam

Op India  

There is a twist in the tale of film actor Zaira Wasim who stirred up a storm in the Bollywood and ‘liberal’ world by announcing her ‘retirement’ from Bollywood because the film industry took her away from Islam. According to multiple reports, her manager has now claimed that her social media account was ‘compromised’ and she did not put up …

Zaira Wasim quits films: How Bollywood celebrities reacted
5 years, 8 months ago

Zaira Wasim quits films: How Bollywood celebrities reacted

India Today  

Dangal' fame Zaira Wasim's decision to quit Bollywood has left the celebrities of film industry surprised but they feel that her decision should be respected. Bollywood celebrities like Raza Murad, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Tanushree Dutta, Daisy Shah, and Karanvir Bohra unanimously said that Zaira's decision to quit celluloid world was her personal and praised Secret Superstar actor for the stellar …

Zaira Wasim's manager on Dangal star quitting films: Her account is not hacked. She wrote the post
5 years, 8 months ago

Zaira Wasim's manager on Dangal star quitting films: Her account is not hacked. She wrote the post

India Today  

National Award-winning actor Zaira Wasim's decision to "disassociate" herself from the field of acting sent shockwaves in the film industry. Tuhin Mishra told ANI, "We have never said that her account was hacked. pic.twitter.com/vruqIG8kwB ANI July 1, 2019 In a detailed post on her Facebook page, Zaira on Sunday said that she was not happy with the line of work …

Dangal director reacts to Zaira Wasim's exit from films: She has the right to lead her life
5 years, 8 months ago

Dangal director reacts to Zaira Wasim's exit from films: She has the right to lead her life

India Today  

Zaira Wasim make her debut in Bollywood with Aamir Khan's Dangal. In a recent interview with Mid Day when Nitesh Tiwari, director of Dangal, was asked for his reaction on Zaira's decision to quit films, he said, "I read about it in this afternoon, and it came as a shock to me. When Nitesh was asked if he was in …

Zaira Wasim quits Bollywood, says it led her to ‘a path of ignorance’, as she ‘unconsciously transitioned out of imaan’
5 years, 8 months ago

Zaira Wasim quits Bollywood, says it led her to ‘a path of ignorance’, as she ‘unconsciously transitioned out of imaan’

Hindustan Times  

Bollywood actor Zaira Wasim, who rose to fame with her debut film Dangal where she played the onscreen daughter of Aamir Khan, has announced that she has decided to quit Bollywood as she felt her relationship with religion was threatened. While I continued to work in an environment that consistently interfered with my Imaan, my relationship with my religion was …

Passenger arrested for allegedly molesting Air Vistara crew member at New Delhi airport; investigation underway
6 years, 11 months ago

Passenger arrested for allegedly molesting Air Vistara crew member at New Delhi airport; investigation underway

Firstpost  

A passenger has been arrested on charges of molesting a cabin crew member of an Air Vistara Lucknow-Delhi flight, according to ANI. A passenger has been arrested for allegedly molesting a cabin crew member of an Air Vistara Lucknow-Delhi flight, according to reports_._ The incident occurred on Saturday. An FIR was filed against the accused in New Delhi for misbehaving …

Zaira Wasim molestation case: Accused Vikas Sachdeva gets out on bail
7 years, 2 months ago

Zaira Wasim molestation case: Accused Vikas Sachdeva gets out on bail

Firstpost  

Mumbai: A sessions court in Mumbai on 20 December released, on bail of Rs 25,000, the businessman charged with molesting a teenage Bollywood actress on a New Delhi-Mumbai flight last week. Vikas Sachdeva, 39, was arrested by Sahar police the day after the actress complained and was charged under sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and …

Zaira Wasim molestation case: Accused Vikas Sachdeva granted bail
7 years, 2 months ago

Zaira Wasim molestation case: Accused Vikas Sachdeva granted bail

India TV News  

Vikas Sachdeva, the Mumbai businessman who was accused of molesting Bollywood actress Zaira Wasim on a Vistara flight, was granted bail by Dindoshi Sessions Court on Wednesday. 39-year-old Vikas was arrested late on December 10 after the alleged molestation incident involving the “Dangal” actress enraged the nation, evoking intense reactions from politicians, women organisations and activists. A day later, Vikas …

Zaira Wasim molestation case: Accused Vikas Sachdev sent to judicial custody till 22 December
7 years, 3 months ago

Zaira Wasim molestation case: Accused Vikas Sachdev sent to judicial custody till 22 December

Firstpost  

Mumbai: A Mumbai court on Wednesday sent Vikas Sachdev, arrested for allegedly molesting a teenage Bollywood actor aboard a flight, to judicial custody till 22 December. However, Sachdev’s lawyer Harvinder Singh Anand opposed extension of his client’s police custody saying he cooperated with the police in the investigation and that there was no evidence that he tried to hamper the …

Zaira Wasim molestation case: Co-passenger claims the accused not guilty; says 'I didn't see him misbehaving'
7 years, 3 months ago

Zaira Wasim molestation case: Co-passenger claims the accused not guilty; says 'I didn't see him misbehaving'

Firstpost  

Zaira Wasim, on Saturday, via an Instagram story, claimed that a middle-aged man seated behind her on a flight, molested her during the journey. Dangal and Secret Superstar actress Zaira Wasim recently made headlines when she accused a co-passenger of molesting her in a flight enroute to Mumbai from Delhi. Recently, a co-passenger has revealed that the accused, identified as …

Zaira Wasim molestation case: Accused's lawyer argues POCSO section inapplicable as there was 'no sexual intent'
7 years, 3 months ago

Zaira Wasim molestation case: Accused's lawyer argues POCSO section inapplicable as there was 'no sexual intent'

Firstpost  

The defendant’s advocate in the Zaira Wasim molestation case argued that legal conditions for apply POCSO Act were not fulfilled in the case. After the prosecutor in the Zaira Wasim molestation case asked the court for a 14-day police custody of the accused, the defendant’s advocate argued that legal conditions to apply the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act …

Accused in Zaira Wasim molestation case sent to police custody till December 13
7 years, 3 months ago

Accused in Zaira Wasim molestation case sent to police custody till December 13

India TV News  

A court here, on Monday, sent to police custody till December 13, Vikas Sachdeva, who has been accused "Dangal" film's National Award winning actress Zaira Wasim of molesting her on a flight. Sachdeva, 39, was arrested late on Sunday night after the molestation incident involving the minor actress enraged the nation, evoking intense reactions from politicians, women organisations and activists. …

Zaira Wasim molested on Vistara plane: Sexual harassment on flights will continue till airlines wake up to the problem
7 years, 3 months ago

Zaira Wasim molested on Vistara plane: Sexual harassment on flights will continue till airlines wake up to the problem

Firstpost  

Airlines must wake up to sexual harassment in the sky and keep a track of incidents like the molestation of Zaira Wasim. It is difficult to believe that Dangal actress Zaira Wasim sat on that Vistara flight from Delhi to Mumbai and plotted to indict 39-year-old Vikas Sachdeva for physically harassing her. She wrote on a Facebook page: “Feeling furious, …

Zaira Wasim molestation: ‘He hadn't slept for 24 hrs, foot on arm rest wasn’t with intention to harass,’ says wife of arrested Mumbai executive
7 years, 3 months ago

Zaira Wasim molestation: ‘He hadn't slept for 24 hrs, foot on arm rest wasn’t with intention to harass,’ says wife of arrested Mumbai executive

India TV News  

A day after the arrest of a Mumbai businessman for allegedly molesting Bollywood actress Zaira Wasim on board a Delhi-Mumbai Air Vistara flight on Saturday night, his wife today came out in his defence saying he was is a family man and could never do such a thing. In an exclusive interview to India TV, accused Vikas Sachdev’s wife Divya …

Zaira Wasim garners support from Kareena Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit after alleging molestation
7 years, 3 months ago

Zaira Wasim garners support from Kareena Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit after alleging molestation

Firstpost  

Mumbai: Top Bollywood actors, including Kareena Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar and Madhuri Dixit, have condemned the alleged molestation of National Award-winning actor Zaira Wasim. She deserves to get justice.” Noted actor Madhuri Dixit said, “This should not happen, neither in India nor in any other part of the world.” Television actor Mouni Roy said she was deeply saddened by the incident, …

Zaira Wasim molestation case: Accused sent to custody till 13 December
7 years, 3 months ago

Zaira Wasim molestation case: Accused sent to custody till 13 December

Firstpost  

Mumbai police on Sunday arrested the man who allegedly molested Dangal actress Zaira Wasim on board a flight. His foot was on arm rest but not with intention to harass: Wife of accused in #ZairaWasim case pic.twitter.com/UA7WokkJfe — ANI December 11, 2017 Sachdeva also told the police that his foot touched the actor by mistake and that he apologised to …

Zaira Wasim molestation case: NCW writes to Maharashtra DGP, Vistara, says it expects action
7 years, 3 months ago

Zaira Wasim molestation case: NCW writes to Maharashtra DGP, Vistara, says it expects action

Firstpost  

The NCW has written to the Maharashtra DGP and the ethics officer of Vistara Airlines over an allegation that Dangal actress Zaira Wasim was molested New Delhi: The National Commission for Women has written to the Maharashtra DGP and the ethics officer of Vistara Airlines over an allegation that Dangal actress Zaira Wasim was molested on board a flight from …

Omar Abdullah calls for legal action against unidentified man accused of molesting Zaira Wasim in flight
7 years, 3 months ago

Omar Abdullah calls for legal action against unidentified man accused of molesting Zaira Wasim in flight

Firstpost  

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday demanded legal action against an unidentified man accused of molesting Dangal actress Zaira Wasim on board a Delhi-Mumbai flight. Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday demanded legal action against an unidentified man accused of molesting Dangal actress Zaira Wasim on board a Delhi-Mumbai flight. https://t.co/1umbBOOGAu …

Dangal actress Zaira Wasim alleges sexual harassment on Delhi-Mumbai flight, shares experience on Instagram
7 years, 3 months ago

Dangal actress Zaira Wasim alleges sexual harassment on Delhi-Mumbai flight, shares experience on Instagram

Firstpost  

A harrowing experience on board an Air Vistara flight on Saturday left 17-year-old actress Zaira Wasim teary eyed and forced her to take to social media to share her story, according to reports. On the flight from Delhi to Mumbai, a “middle-aged man” reportedly brushed his feet repeatedly against the actress’ back and neck while she was asleep, Deccan Chronicle …

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