'TMC Chor': Mahua Moitra says group of men filmed, heckled her on IndiGo flight, blames ‘BJP culture’

Mahua Moitra on Thursday alleged that she was harassed by a group of men onboard an IndiGo flight while travelling to Delhi for a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence.

In a post on X, the Trinamool Congress MP said the incident occurred on IndiGo flight 6E 719 from Kolkata to Delhi. She claimed that a group of 4-6 men behaved inappropriately towards her during the journey and later shouted slogans before the aircraft doors opened after landing in the national capital.

Sharing a video of the incident, Moitra said she was seated in 1F when the men boarded the aircraft and allegedly “leered” at her before moving towards the rear section of the plane.



According to the MP, the group later heckled her and recorded videos inside the aircraft after landing. She described the incident as harassment and said it compromised her safety onboard the flight.

Tagging IndiGo and Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, Moitra urged authorities to take action against those involved.

“This is harassment & violates my safety in an aircraft. No way that these louts can get away with this harassment inside an airplane. @IndiGo6E find your crew report, name & shame them & put on no flynlist @RamMNK please take action. ” she wrote in her post.


In another post, the TMC leader alleged that the behaviour reflected “BJP culture” and said she initially ignored the episode to attend her meeting in Delhi. However, after receiving videos of the incident that were allegedly being circulated online, she decided to speak out publicly.

Moitra also said she would submit a formal complaint to the airline.

In the video shared online, some men can reportedly be heard shouting slogans such as “Jai Shri Ram”, “TMC chor”, “Pishi chor”, “Bhaipo chor”, and “Trinamool sab chor” while Moitra stood near the front of the aircraft collecting her luggage.

There was no immediate response from IndiGo or the civil aviation ministry regarding the allegations.