Air hostess harassed by neighbours in West Bengal, claims police did not help her

Kolkata: Ignoring the government's awareness message about COVID-19, an air hostess was harassed by her neighbour. As per the complaint, the air hostess was harassed because of the fear of spreading COVID-19 in the area. Not only that, the neighbour also threatened to evict her from the area. The incident took place at Shibpur in Howrah.

According to reports, Sudipa Adhikari, a resident of Shibpur in Howrah, is working in the airlines industry. Neighbours claim that she might be infected with COVID-19 because she works in the airlines.

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As a result, when she returned home, her neighbour threatened her to leave her house which is situated in Ramratan Mukherjee lane. She was often insulted by her neighbours for not listening to them. The neighbours also questioned the flight attendant’s character. They severely criticized her flight uniform.

She further alleged that the neighbours have been harassing her for quite some time. A few days ago, while feeding the dogs in the area, they pushed her from the back. The air hostess even claimed that she was beaten by her neighbours. Even they came inside her house to threaten her to vacate the place as soon as possible.

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The air hostess lodged a complaint with Shibpur Police Station to get rid of her neighbour’s torture. However, the police did not help her.

Neighbours claim that they are not afraid of the police and this has only led the victim’s family to their days in anxiety and worry.

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• Air hostess
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