“Strictest And Necessary Action Will Be Taken,” Says Naveen Jindal On Alleged Assault Case

A woman named Ananya Chhaochharia accused the Chief Executive Officer of Jindal Steel, Dinesh Kr Saraogi, of allegedly sexually assaulting her on the flight from Calcutta to Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Reacting to the incident, Naveen Jindal said that the strictest and necessary action would be taken.

While responding to the incident, Jindal wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “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. I have asked the team to immediately investigate the matter and thereafter strictest and necessary action will be taken.

Ananya Chhaochharia took X and wrote, “Sharing an incident that happened with me in the flight from Calcutta to Abu Dhabi (transit to Boston). I was seated next to an industrialist (Dinesh Kr. Saraogi, CEO of Jindal Steel) He must be roughly 65 in age & told me he now lives in Oman but travels frequently. He started chatting me up a very normal conversation about our roots, family, etc. The conversation moved to what my hobbies are. He asked if I enjoyed watching movies & I was like of course. He then proceeds to tell me he has some movie clips on his phone. He whips out his phone and earphones to show me Porn. He started groping me. I was frozen in shock and scared.”

She added, “I eventually ran off to the washroom and complained to the air staff. Thankfully the Etihad team was very proactive and took action immediately. They made me sit in their seating area and served me tea & fruit.” Talking about her mental condition, Chhaochharia mentioned, “I am fine, a little rattled and disturbed. I feel violated but I also want to make sure this never happens to another woman.”