The Delhi Commission for Women has taken suo-moto cognizance of a video being circulated on the social media platform regarding alleged sexual harassment by a passenger aboard a flight that travelled from Delhi to Mumbai on Wednesday.

DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal tweeted that notices have been issued to the Delhi Police and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on the issue.

The incident reportedly occurred on Spicejet Flight No. 157.

The notice issued by DCW read: "The Delhi Commission for Women has taken suo-moto cognizance of a video being circulated on social media platform Instagram regarding alleged sexual harassment by a passenger onboard a flight."

The notice further said: "It is alleged in the viral video that a passenger was trying to click obscene pictures of a woman flight attendant and his woman co-passenger. It has been stated that when his mobile phone was checked, objectionable pictures of the women onboard the plane were found in his mobile."