Digital Desk: A youth from Assam's Cachar district has gone missing after a video of him being assaulted by a co-passenger on a Mumbai-Kolkata IndiGo flight has gone viral on social media.
Hossain Ahmed Mazumdar, a permanent resident of Katigorah in Cachar, was slapped by a fellow passenger aboard an IndiGo flight.
Hossain, who worked at a gym in Mumbai, was travelling to his hometown when the incident took place.
In the video, he was seen escorted by flight attendants when a fellow passenger slapped him, leading to immediate protests from other passengers and crew members.
The viral video suggests that Hossain may have been experiencing a panic attack at the time, which might have led to the assault.
Following the incident, his family alleged that he was supposed to take a connecting flight from Kolkata to Silchar. However, they are now worried as his phone remains unreachable, raising concerns about his safety.
IndiGo has issued a statement where they condemned the attack, calling it 'completely unacceptable'.
Hossain's family has filed a written complaint at the police station, demanding swift action to locate him.