Man booked for molesting colleague during office outing

As per plan, a group of nine people, including three women, went to the Badlapur flat on July 6, stayed there overnight and left for trekking next day morning. The complainant didn’t go as she was feeling very sleepy. The accused too didn’t go for trekking, said police.

According to police, the accused molested the woman when she was asleep. When she woke up, she noticed the accused taking advantage of her and molesting her. She took her bag and left the flat. She called her other colleagues and narrated them everything.

The woman then filed a complaint against the accused at her office’s committee for Prevention of Sexual Harrasment at the Workplace. Since the incident took place outside the office premises, she was advised to file a police complaint.

The complainant approached Sahar police station and filed a complaint on Saturday.

“We have filed a zero FIR and transferring this matter to the concerned police station in Badlapur as the alleged offence took place there,” said Dhananjay Sonawane, senior inspector at Sahar police station.

The accused, a resident of Sakinaka, has been booked under Sections 74 (molestation), 75 (sexual harrasment) and 76 (use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe) of Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS). No arrest has been made in the case yet.