IndiGo employee files FIR for alleged caste-based abuse by seniors; airline denies allegations.
• A 35-year-old IndiGo employee accuses three seniors of caste-based abuse and discrimination at work.
• An FIR has been registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
• The complainant alleges verbal abuse, discrimination, threats, and humiliation due to his caste.
• The complainant also reports ongoing harassment and discriminatory treatment, including unauthorised salary cuts, sick leave deductions, warning letters, and forced corrective training.
• IndiGo denies the allegations as “baseless claims” and promises to support law enforcement agencies.