Dentist booked for sexually harassing woman at Hyderabad pub
Hyderabad: A 45-year-old dentist has been booked for allegedly outraging the modesty of a woman by misbehaving and inappropriately touching her at a pub in Madinaguda. The woman is reported to be the wife of an IPS officer.
According to the police, the accused was also detained at the Gachibowli police station and was taken into custody. Additionally, he has been served a notice under Section 35 of BNSS (no arrest shall be made without prior permission of the officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police).
This comes after CCTV footage of the club depicted the doctor allegedly misbehaving with the woman in an inebriated state, along with recorded statements from the club's manager. After gathering the evidence, the police registered a case against the doctor under Section 79 of BNS, which criminalises actions intended to insult a woman’s modesty.
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The incident occurred on the intervening night of September 20 and 21 when the accused was partying with his friends separately in the club. The IPS officer and his wife were also at the same club sitting adjacent to the doctor. However, it took a turn when the IPS officer went to the washroom, and when he returned, his wife complained to him that a man at an adjacent table had misbehaved with her.
Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, the police officer said, “Initially I ignored it assuming that he might have accidentally touched my wife. But my wife insisted and I checked the CCTV footage and saw the man misbehaving with my wife. I called the Gachibowli police.”
After the doctor was taken to the police station, he stated that he was drunk and accidentally touched her. Following this, he was tested for alcohol through a breathalyser test, his Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) level was around 100. Later, he was released after being booked in connection.
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