Sexual Assault by Flight Co-passenger

[User_ba193165]

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March 13, 2025 at 1:55 am

Someone I knew I was recently sexually assaulted by a co-passagener whilst travelling through an air India flight. The incidents took place in the air India bus transfer to from the terminal to the flight and while deboarding the flight.

This issue was to the air flight crew at the start of the flight, and a request was made to change seats because the assaulter was in the row behind the assaulted. The crew was unable to change the woman’s seat. However, he assaulter changed his seat during the flight so that he was sitting directly behind the woman he had assaulted in the bus, and touched her inappropriately again while deboarding the air India flight upon landing.

There has been no response/update from air India about complaints made by the assaulted and an investigation in the issue.

How can we ensure that the airlines takes some action/cognizance of the matter?

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[Indiansatyendra1489]

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March 13, 2025 at 2:00 am

File FIR. POCSO case.

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[User_ba193165]

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March 13, 2025 at 2:02 am

Which city/branch would be more appropriate? The assault, made up two incidents took plc over two cities.

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[User_ba193165]

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March 13, 2025 at 2:04 am

Also would POSCO be applicable if he assualted is not a minor? Both parties are adults.

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[Gargipanther488]

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March 13, 2025 at 4:17 am

Not applicable as it’s literally Prevention Of Children from Sexual Offense

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[Urbanpoonam3419]

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March 13, 2025 at 2:04 am

File in origin and intimate the same to the destination city.

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[User_ba193165]

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March 13, 2025 at 2:20 am

What if both the people involved are residents of the destination city?

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[User_ba193165]

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March 13, 2025 at 2:22 am

Any advice from lawyers dealing with such cases, specifically in Delhi, would be greatly appreciated

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[Prosuresh930]

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March 13, 2025 at 11:32 am

I would assume every lawyer in Delhi will be dealing with a handful of such cases

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[Brightmitesh6773]

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March 13, 2025 at 2:26 am

evidence?

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[User_ba193165]

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March 13, 2025 at 3:01 am

Camera footage from the bus/flight/air port. Witnesses on these.

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[Swiftjatin2148]

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March 13, 2025 at 11:50 am

Do you have the contact no of witnesses?

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[User_ba193165]

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March 13, 2025 at 6:49 pm

It was a woman travelling alone, the witnesses would be other strangers on the flight and the bus driver.

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[User_a07d22a7]

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March 13, 2025 at 3:24 am

You can file an FIR in either city. Make sure to collect the evidence and witnesses and their contact details.

Whoever told you to file POCSO has no idea what they’re talking about, and is just throwing around buzzwords randomly. POCSO isn’t applicable if the victim isn’t a minor.

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[User_d20860d9]

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March 13, 2025 at 5:45 pm

* do this and include the airline and their incompetence. Not a law student, but the airline will help shift the blame onto the asshole co-passenger atleast.

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[Jyotishark377]

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March 13, 2025 at 3:29 am

FIR

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[Happyninja8838]

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March 13, 2025 at 3:51 am

Immediate FIR and write a mail to air India, if they don’t respond, call them out on X

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[Vyomrider814]

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March 13, 2025 at 4:12 am

Hi, lawyer this side. Please file an FIR in both cities. Treat it as two separate incidents in two different jurisdictions.
However, if it will be difficult to continue with a case in the origin city, then proceed with a FIR solely at the destination city. Do mention the entirety of the incident from the origin to the destination cities.
Unless the victim is a minor, POCSO shall not apply.
Hope this helps.
Best wishes.

PS: Collect and save all the evidence. If you have to get any from airport/airline there will be a time limit till which they keep the recordings. Intimate the airline/airport and ask them to preserve all the relevant recordings and attach a copy of all previous communication as well as the FIR.

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[User_ba193165]

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March 13, 2025 at 4:17 am

Thank you

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[Silentguru628]

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March 15, 2025 at 1:41 pm

Is sexual assault and molestation the same in the court of law?

I thought sexual assault meant intention to do R. Sorry if I come as imbecile, but I just want to learn.

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[User_d85de6e1]

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March 13, 2025 at 4:13 pm

You are worrying for a person you knew.

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[User_ba193165]

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March 13, 2025 at 6:46 pm

Are you trying to criticise empathy? Grow up.

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[User_d85de6e1]

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March 13, 2025 at 7:55 pm

Either the person you knew who can’t deal with their issues, or you, the person pretending to post in someone else’s name, should grow some balls.

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[User_ba193165]

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March 13, 2025 at 8:01 pm

I’m sorry you life is so empty that you can’t fathom support or have the empathy of teaspoon when it comes to dealing with such matters. I hope you’re not a lawyer because it would suck to be your client.

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[User_ba193165]

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March 13, 2025 at 8:04 pm

Actually just checked your profile, you are not a lawyer, and clearly don’t have any qualifications or helpful advice on the matter.

Please buzz off and find something else to fill your empty life. ✌🏼

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[User_cccac320]

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March 14, 2025 at 4:48 am

How was he/she assaulted??

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