The Chief Operating Officer of Sun Network, Praveen, transferred his female colleague when she resisted his harassment, an investigating officer said.
“As the complainant refused to put up with his harassment, Mr. Praveen used his official powers and abruptly transferred her to Kochi. She requested that the transfer be revoked as her child was attending school in Chennai and her mother was undergoing treatment, but he did not consider that. So she quit,” the officer said.
Mr. Praveen reportedly continued to harass the woman by not clearing the final settlement, pending salary and other dues, following which she approached the city police, the officer added.
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A CCB team probing the complaint picked up Mr. Praveen from his residence in Anna Nagar early on Friday. Following questioning, he was charged with various offences including sexual harassment at the workplace, criminal breach of trust and intimidation, and arrested. He was remanded in judicial custody, sources added.
The victim began her career with the Sun Network in 2004 after she was in-charge of a radio station (owned by the network) in Kochi in which Mr. Praveen was her boss. She quit that job after a few years, and rejoined the company as programme head for Surya TV in Chennai in 2014.