Ashish Tripathi, TNN | Oct 1, 2012, 12.55PM IST
LUCKNOW: Special secretary, technical education, government of Uttar Pradesh, Shashi Bhushan was arrested on Monday morning by the government railway police (GRP) on charges of trying to molest a woman, an senior executive in IT giant Google while travelling from Delhi to Lucknow on Lucknow Mail. He has been sent to 14-day judicial custody by the court.
The IAS officer was detained after the train reached the Charbhagh railway station and interrogated him for four hours before arrest. The GRP lodged a case of harassment against the officer and will produce him in the court later during the day. The officer said in his defence that he entered into a verbal duel with the woman after she made castist remark on him. The GRP said they had to arrest the officer for further inquiry as charges against him are serious.
According to the GRP, the woman, in her complaint said that the IAS officer misbehaved with her all night on the train. In the morning when she went to toilet, she alleged, the officer tried to molest her daughter. When the daughter informed the woman about the incident, the latter lodged a complaint with the GRP and informed her family members on mobile phone. Realising the consequences, the officer threw himself on the feet of the woman and started apologising.
However, the woman went ahead and lodged a written complaint. Sources said that the GRP and the officer tried to pressurise the woman to compromise and withdraw the complaint. However, the victim remained firm on her stand. As a result, the GRP had to arrest the officer but the latter booked under bailable offence. The officer claimed that the argument started after he accidentally dropped woman's luggage in which she used a casteist slur against him.
The GRP has lodged the case under section 354 of the Indian Penal Code: "Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby outrage her modesty, shall be punished with impris-onment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both."
The GRP inspector who booked IAS officer under bailable offences has been shifted to Gorakhpur. The new inspector after taking charge has also slapped IPC section involving attempt of rape. According to sources, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav was not happy with the way GRP first tried to force the woman not to press charges and later booked the accused under `mild sections' of IPC.
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The IAS officer was detained after the train reached the Charbhagh railway station and interrogated him for four hours before arrest. The GRP lodged a case of harassment against the officer and will produce him in the court later during the day. The officer said in his defence that he entered into a verbal duel with the woman after she made castist remark on him. The GRP said they had to arrest the officer for further inquiry as charges against him are serious.
According to the GRP, the woman, in her complaint said that the IAS officer misbehaved with her all night on the train. In the morning when she went to toilet, she alleged, the officer tried to molest her daughter. When the daughter informed the woman about the incident, the latter lodged a complaint with the GRP and informed her family members on mobile phone. Realising the consequences, the officer threw himself on the feet of the woman and started apologising.
However, the woman went ahead and lodged a written complaint. Sources said that the GRP and the officer tried to pressurise the woman to compromise and withdraw the complaint. However, the victim remained firm on her stand. As a result, the GRP had to arrest the officer but the latter booked under bailable offence. The officer claimed that the argument started after he accidentally dropped woman's luggage in which she used a casteist slur against him.
The GRP has lodged the case under section 354 of the Indian Penal Code: "Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby outrage her modesty, shall be punished with impris-onment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both."
The GRP inspector who booked IAS officer under bailable offences has been shifted to Gorakhpur. The new inspector after taking charge has also slapped IPC section involving attempt of rape. According to sources, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav was not happy with the way GRP first tried to force the woman not to press charges and later booked the accused under `mild sections' of IPC.
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