Jindal Group sent on leave the officer who molested a woman in the plane

New Delhi. A senior executive of a Jindal Group company has been accused of molestation by a female passenger travelling with him in the plane. Following this allegation, the officer has been sent on administrative leave and a third party investigation has been initiated into the matter.

Vulcan Green Steel said in a statement, “We are deeply concerned by the recent allegations involving a senior executive of our company. We understand the seriousness of the situation and are committed to dealing with it with the utmost seriousness, care, honesty and promptness.”

Oman-based Vulcan Green Steel (VGS) is the steel arm of Vulcan Green and is part of the group of companies led by Naveen Jindal. The female passenger alleged that an executive working in the Jindal Group showed her some pornographic videos by telling them to be movie clips.

After the matter came to light on Friday, Jindal Steel and Power Chairman Naveen Jindal had promised to investigate allegations of molestation levelled by a female passenger against the CEO of a group company on a flight from Kolkata to Abu Dhabi.

He said, “…Thank you for reaching out and talking about this. What you did took a lot of courage and I want to let you know that we have a zero-tolerance policy in such cases.”

Jindal said, “I immediately asked the team to investigate the matter and after that strict and necessary action will be taken.” The complainant has alleged that the CEO of Jindal Group, who was travelling with her on the flight from Kolkata to Abu Dhabi, allegedly started touching her inappropriately.

In a post released on ‘X’, the woman had said, “I am trying to contact Jindal Steel founder and MP Naveen Jindal so that I can tell him what kind of people are in leadership roles. I am also worried about how this oppressor, intoxicated with power, would treat his female employees.” According to the woman’s allegations, the company official had also shown her some pornographic videos in the name of movie clips.

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