26 August,2010 08:22 AM IST | | Atul Krishan
Accused, an ex-staffer, wanted to get some papers signed. He was arrested, released on bail
Some recent surveys have pointed out the vulnerability of women employees at work place. And it becomes all the more dangerous when the attacker is a colleague.
Unsafe? The police say that the accused pushed, molested and abused
the victim, a Batra Hospital staffer. The hospital is one of the most
renowned medical institutions in the city. Pic/mid day
A 24-year-old assistant HR manager with Batra Hospital - one of Delhi's most renowned private hospitals - was molested, thrashed and held captive in her own office at the hospital.
Though the exact date of the incident could not be ascertained, a complaint in this regard was registered with the Ambedkar Nagar police station ten days ago.
Acting on the complaint by the hospital on behalf of their staffer, the police arrested three people - one of them an ex-employee of Batra hospital - under section 509 and 354 of the IPC.u00a0 It was alleged that Bishambar, the ex-employee, had gone to the HR office to get some papers signed along withu00a0 two friends.
"The trio had to get some court papers signed. They went to Sheela's (name changed) cabin and asked her to put the hospital stamp on their documents. When Sheela refused, saying she was not authorised to sign the papers, the accused passed lewd comments, made obscene gestures and assaulted her. They manhandled her and did not allow her to escape," said a senior police officer requesting anonymity.
Only Bishambar Nayak was arrested in this regard. However, he was let off later on bail. "They pulled me holding my ID card and assaulted me. I wanted to go outside but they pushed me and did not let me escape. They outraged my modesty," read the statement of the victim given to the police.
Police said Sheela had recently joined the hospital as an assistant HR manager and asked the accused and his associates to approach other officials of the hospital for their work. "For the sake of investigation we can't disclose the name of the other two accused who are said to be inside cabin when the victim was being molested," said a senior police officer.
Hall of shame
In a recent joint Reuters/Ipsos global survey of about 12,000 people in 24 countries, it was found that workers in India were mostly likely to report sexual harassment with a report rate of 26 percent. They were followed by
| The Other Side |
| A Batra Hospital official refused comment over the case, saying it was an "internal matter" of the hospital and they do not want to get it in the press. |
