New Delhi: A senior executive from a Jindal group company has been placed on administrative leave amid allegations of molestation by a fellow passenger on a flight. A third-party investigation is underway, media reported.

"We are deeply concerned about the recent allegations involving a senior executive in our company. We recognise the gravity of the situation and are committed to addressing it with utmost seriousness, care, integrity, and urgency," Vulcan Green Steel said in a statement, news agency PTI reported.

Vulcan Green Steel (VGS), based in Oman and part of the Naveen Jindal-led Vulcan Green group, is the steel division involved.

In line with the company's zero-tolerance policy, and to ensure a fair and independent review, the executive has been placed on administrative leave, the statement said.

To maintain impartiality, the company is appointing an independent, credible third party to lead the investigation, it added.

Jindal Steel and Power Chairman Naveen Jindal on Friday assured to investigate the incident, underscoring the group's strict no-tolerance policy on such matters.

The female passenger accused the executive of showing her obscene videos, calling them movie clips, during their flight from Kolkata to Abu Dhabi.