An owner of a private company was arrested on August 11 for allegedly molesting a minor trainee of the company in west Delhi’s Naraina, the police said on Sunday.
The police said that the victim, who lives in a shelter home of an NGO, joined the accused’s company for a three-month job training in April. She was a minor when the incident happened.
Complaint on August 11
The accused Dinesh (35) was arrested from his office after the girl approached police with a complaint of molestation against him on August 11. “We have registered a case under IPC Section 354 A and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The accused was arrested from his office,” said Vijay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West).
The complaint stated that the accused used to stare at her and molested her on May 15 when she was alone in the office. The matter came to light on August 8 when the victim reveal her ordeal to a woman counsellor who visited the shelter home for motivational classes. The matter was brought to the knowledge of other officials of the shelter home.
“The victim came to Naraina police station along with shelter home officials. An FIR was registered based on her complaint. She has been counselled,” Mr. Kumar said.
The girl studies in Class X and has been staying in the shelter home since 2015. She joined a Naraina-based company, which was run by Dinesh, as an office executive trainee.
She had joined the company on April 1 and left on June 30.
