Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar has alleged that a fellow passenger tried to strangle him inside a Jet Airways flight from Mumbai to Pune.

In a series of tweets on Sunday morning, Kanhaiya alleged that Jet Airways staff refused to take any action against the man who assaulted him. 'Yet again, this time inside the aircraft, a man tries to strangulate me (sic),' Kanhaiya tweeted.

'After the incident @jetairways staff completely refuses to take any action against the man who assaulted me (sic),' he wrote.

Apparently suggesting that he was deplaned by the crew after the incident, Kanhaiya tweeted, 'Basically @jetairways sees no difference between someone who assaults nd d person who is assaulted. They will deplane you, if you complain (sic).'

Responding to the allegation, Jet Airways said, 'Some guests on board this morning's flight from Mumbai to Pune were offloaded at Mumbai airport in interest of operational safety. At Jet Airways, the safety and security of our guests and crew is always of prime importance.'