Panchkula police arrest HCS officer for ‘sexually harassing’ employee; Is safety of women increased?
Panchkula :
The Panchkula police on Thursday arrested HCS officer Reagan Kumar for allegedly molesting a woman employee of the office.
Kumar is administrative officer-cum-secretary and CEO of Utkarsh Society, Secondary Education Department.
According to the complaint, the woman alleged that on May 28, the official called her to his cabin and offered her coffee, which she refused. The woman claimed that on May 29 the official again called her to his cabin and tried to sexually abuse her.
She claimed that she called up her brother and submitted a complaint to the Haryana DGP.
The Panchkula police have booked the HCS officer under Section 354-A (physical touch) and 354-D (stalking) of the IPC.
The Director, Secondary Education-cum-vice-president, Utkarsh Society, Rajiv Rattan, had withdrawn work from Kumar and forwarded the case to the internal complaints committee of the department on May 30.
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