Jindal Steel said on July 19 that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company since last year, Dinesh Kumar Saraogi, has now responded to allegations made by a woman passenger during an international flight.
The company told reporters in a statement printed Friday at Jindal Steel Steel House India that he is currently the CEO of Vulcan Green Steel in Oman.
According to this statement, “Dinesh Kumar Saraogi who is alleged of harassing a woman on the Etihad flight is not a Jindal Steel Executive since last year. He is the CEO of Vulcan Green Steel, Oman and does not have any direct relation with the Listed company Jindal Steel and Power.”
Paint it Red founder Ananya Chhaochharia accused Saraogi of sexually assaulting her during a flight from Calcutta to Abu Dhabi on July 19 as she revealed on Facebook post X. Also involved was Jindal Steel co-founder and BJP MP Naveen Jindal.
In response to her complaint, Lok Sabha MP Naveen Jindal has promised “the strictest and most necessary action at the earliest.”
“It is very brave of you to come forward and talk about this! I know it is not easy what you have done. We cannot tolerate such things on any count – just so that you are aware. The matter has been immediately assigned for investigation by my team, and thereafter the strictest and necessary actions will be taken,” replied Mr. Jindal in his comments on the victim’s post threads on X.
In her post, Ananya Chhaochharia said, “Sharing an incident that happened with me in the flight from Calcutta to Abu Dhabi (transit to Boston). I would like to thank @__Etiihad staffs and Abu Dhabi police for their support towards me during that time. TW: Sexual Assault.”
“I was sitting next to a businessman [Dinesh Kr. Saraogi, CEO of Jindal Steel]. He must be around 65 years of age & recollecte he now permanently lives in Oman with his family however he travels frequently throughout the world. He began talking to me – perfectly normal talk about our roots, families etc …… A native of Churu in Rajasthan…………… both sons are married & settled in US etc.“
So what do you do in your leisure? Do you watch movies? ”And I was like yea off course. Then goes ahead telling me how he has some movie clips on phone. Out comes his phone together with earphones showing PORN!” she said.
Also, she thanked Etihad team who were “pro-active” enough to take immediate steps.
“He groped me first.” That frozen scare shivered through every part of my body. Finally I ran into the washroom and reported it to the air hostesses. Luckily they quickly took action as per our demand due to the pro-activeness of Etihad team. They made me sit by their seating area and gave me tea & fruits. He kept calling them to ask where I had gone. On getting out of the aircraft, Abu Dhabi cops who were waiting for us informed that staff. I could not file a complain because then I would have missed my flight to Boston.”
“I am working to get this incident out to the founder of Jindal Steel @MPNaveenJindal so that he is aware of the kind of people who are in leadership. She also afraid of how this molestor must be treating his female employees from a place of power,” she further stated.
