A mother, Priyanka Mukherjee, has filed a police complaint against an IndiGo flight attendant, Aditi Ashwini Sharma, after a gold necklace weighing around 20 grams went missing from her five-year-old daughter during a flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Bengaluru. The incident reportedly took place on April 1, and according to Mukherjee, the necklace was taken from her daughter while she was helping to calm her down after the child began fighting with her younger sister. Mukherjee claims that Sharma, who was helping to manage the situation, denied taking the necklace and that airline officials and airport authorities were unresponsive to her concerns.
The police have registered a case and are investigating the matter, but the lack of in-flight surveillance footage has complicated the investigation. IndiGo, the airline, has issued a statement saying that they take the matter seriously and are providing full support and cooperation to the authorities. However, no arrests have been made yet, and the investigation is ongoing.
Mukherjee claims that she tried to file a complaint, but airport authorities told her that since the incident happened on the flight, she had to deal with the airline and the police. She also alleged that police spoke to the airline, but Aditi Sharma refused to comment, and the airline claimed that there was no CCTV footage to confirm the incident.
The incident has raised concerns about the handling of cases involving airline staff and the lack of accountability. It is not clear what actions the airline or the authorities will take against Aditi Sharma, but the investigation is ongoing, and the outcome is still uncertain.