Mahua Moitra alleges harassment onboard IndiGo flight, files complaint

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday posted a video on her X handle where she alleged that while travelling to Delhi via IndiGo, four to six men onboard the flight harassed her by chanting slogans such as “chor chor, TMC chor” and “Jai Shri Ram”. She, filed a formal complaint with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), alleging “harassment” by a group of men onboard an IndiGo flight while she was travelling to Delhi for a meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on defence. Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday posted a video on her X handle where she alleged that while travelling to Delhi via IndiGo, four to six men onboard the flight harassed her by chanting slogans such as “chor chor, TMC chor” and “Jai Shri Ram”.The Krishnanagar MP also faced “Jai Shri Ram” chants during the episode. She described the incident as “harassment” and said it affected her safety on board the flight.

ALERT! i travelled to Delhi today on official work to attend meeting of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence. Was on seat 1F on 6E 719. 4-6 men boarded in a group & leered at me & went to back of plane. When flight landed & before doors opened this is what they did &… pic.twitter.com/QE0SwrUY8I

— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) May 7, 2026

“This is no citizen anger,” Maitra said while adding that her safety was in question and that the ‘louts’ should not get away with harassment of such scale. She urged IndiGo to review the crew report, identify those involved, and place them on a no-fly list.In her complaint to the DGCA, the TMC MP alleged that the “miscreants” engaged in “loud and continuous chanting of political slogans of a partisan nature, plainly aimed at intimidating and humiliating me on account of my political affiliation”.