Woman alleges IndiGo crew stole child’s gold chain, files FIR

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A crew member of an IndiGo flight has been charged with the alleged theft of a gold chain from a five-year-old child, NDTV reported.

IndiGo released a statement indicating that they are aware of the incident and are fully supporting and cooperating with the relevant authorities.

According to a first information report (FIR) filed by the child's mother in Bengaluru, a flight attendant took her child toward the washroom, after which the gold chain the child was wearing went missing, the report stated.

The complainant, Priyanka Mukherjee, stated that she was flying from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, to Bengaluru on IndiGo flight 6E 661 with her two children.

The FIR against the IndiGo flight attendant, Aditi Ashwini Sharma, alleges that she stole a 20-gram gold chain worth ₹80,000 that one of the children was wearing.

The police are currently investigating the case.

In their statement, IndiGo said, "We are aware of a recent incident involving a staff member on flight 6E 661 from Thiruvananthapuram to Bengaluru, concerning a concern raised by our customer. We take such matters extremely seriously and are providing full support and cooperation to the relevant authorities in carrying out the investigations."