Govt staffer alleges sexual harassment by her senior
23.01.2022
Bhopal: A 36-year-old woman employed with a government department was allegedly sexually harassed during the office hours by a senior colleague in Koh-e-Fiza locality during the lockdown period in 2021.
The case was registered at Koh-e-Fiza police station after the woman submitted an application to the police station and collector office after the incident.
Investigating officer ASI Alka Khetkar said that the survivor stated in her complaint that during the lockdown period last year, accused allegedly harassed her inside his cabin.
The woman alleged that the accused used to call her inside his cabin on the pretext of photocopy and tried to touch her inappropriately.
The ASI said that when she felt uncomfortable and requested him to stop misbehavior, accused threatened her of dire consequences. The terrified woman kept mum for a few days, but later she gathered the courage and submitted an application to Koh-e-Fiza police station and collector office.
After an investigation, a case of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation was registered against the accused senior and further investigations are underway. The accusedand department name is withheld to protect the identity of the survivor.
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