A worker employed at the Kuwait Embassy in central Delhi's Chanakyapuri has been arrested for allegedly molesting a housekeeping staff, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Abu Bakar (70), was arrested after an FIR was registered on Thursday, they said.
According to a senior police officer, a PCR call was received on Thursday from a caller, who reported the alleged incident claiming to be the husband of the 20-year-old victim.
"He said that Abu Bakar, who has been employed at the embassy for the past two years, has sexually harassed his wife while she was at work," the officer said.
A team from the local police station reached the spot and conducted the probe, the officer said.
A case under section 74 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) act was registered at the Chanakyapuri police station and the accused was arrested, the officer said.
The officials said the victim was employed at the embassy in February this year. Further probe is underway, they added.
(With inputs from agency)
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