Dadar police have registered an FIR against eight senior executives of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd (MOFSL) for allegedly outraging the modesty of a female co-worker, whom the company suspended following complaints that she made “her male colleague sexually uncomfortable”. The FIR, under Section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of Indian Penal Code, was registered at Dadar police station on Wednesday.

MOFSL’s Chief HR Officer and Board Member Sudhir Dhar, Associate Director Gaurav Manihar, Assistant Manager Operations Rohit Singh, Senior Manager Ankit Jobanputra, Senior Group Vice President Vijay Agarwal, Senior Manager (Legal) Rohan Adawale and Customer Advisors Prince Sharma and one Suraj Pawar have been named in the FIR. The company said it would approach the court for quashing the FIR.