A flight attendant with IndiGo has been booked following allegations of theft involving a five-year-old passenger’s gold chain during a domestic flight from Kerala to Karnataka.
According to an FIR filed by Priyanka Mukherjee, the mother of the child, the alleged incident took place aboard IndiGo flight 6E 661 from Thiruvananthapuram to Bengaluru. She claimed that a crew member took her child toward the washroom, after which the 20-gram gold chain—worth approximately ₹80,000—was found missing.
The FIR names Aditi Ashwini Sharma, a flight attendant on duty, as the accused in the incident.
IndiGo has responded to the matter in a public statement, acknowledging the incident and confirming that it is cooperating fully with the authorities. “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,” the airline stated.
Local police in Bengaluru have initiated an investigation based on the complaint, and further details are awaited.
