26-year-old doctor arrested after Army Lieutenant Colonel alleges molestation
Dehuroad- The Dehu Road police arrested a 26-year-old doctor for allegedly molesting and threatening a female Army Lieutenant Colonel near the Central Ordnance Depot (COD) mess, officials said on Monday.
The police stated that the accused is a resident of Dehu Road. He was arrested on Sunday and produced before a local court on Monday.
The complainant, an Army Lieutenant Colonel residing in the COD residential complex, visited the COD mess on June 7. According to the Police, around 9 PM, after leaving the premises, she was walking towards her car parked across the road when the accused allegedly approached her.
Police alleged that the accused rushed towards the officer, molested her, verbally abused her, and threatened her with dire consequences before fleeing the scene.
Following the incident, the officer went to the Dehu Road Police Station and lodged a complaint late Sunday night. Based on her statement, the police registered a case under Sections 74, 79, and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The charges include assaulting a woman with intent to outrage her modesty or using criminal force, insulting the modesty of a woman by words or gestures and criminal intimidation.
Speaking to the HT, Dehu Road police station in-charge Vikram Bansode said, “We have registered a case against the accused. He was arrested and produced before the court. The complainant had come out of the COD Mess and was proceeding towards her parked vehicle when the incident took place.”
The investigating officer is verifying the sequence of events as part of the ongoing investigation and gathering evidence. The police stated that the motive behind the alleged incident has not yet been ascertained.
However, the accused's brother is also an Army doctor and resides in the COD residential complex where the complainant lives.
