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An eight-year battle to bring her harassers to book finally bore fruit, after Marine Drive police registered a case against a South Mumbai advocate and his two associates. The complainant has accused the advocate of sexually harassing her and his associates.
Turbulent times The 39-year-old advocate had joined the SoBo law firm in January 2007 after completing her LLM. Two months later, she alleged, a senior partner of the firm tried to touch her inappropriately. The victim got married in 2007 and pregnant a few months later. After she informed her superior that she was pregnant, she was transferred to the firm&rsquo;s other office, where she had to report to the same partner who had allegedly tried to molest her.
&ldquo;When a senior woman advocate came to know about it, she told me to beware as she too had had a similar experience in the past,&rdquo; the complainant told mid-day. &ldquo;He used to pinch my belly, and also make me stand in his chamber for no reason.&rdquo;
She alleged that after returning to work in January 2009, the harassment resumed. She then submitted a complaint to the managing director.
The victim resigned in July 2009 and approached National Women&rsquo;s Commission in May 2010, which sent her to the state commission. It asked the firm to form a committee to probe the allegation. On August 27, 2013, the committee submitted its report, seeking '15 lakh compensation and an unconditional apology from the accused. The advocate then lodged a complaint, on November 19. &ldquo;We have registered the case,&rdquo; said senior inspector Popat Yadav.

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