Shillong,July 29: Police have registered a case against an advocate for allegedly molesting an intern in his office chamber at Keating Road.
Speaking to reporters, SP (City) Dangsan Khyriem said the complaint was filed on July 28.
A case was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
“On July 28, we received a written complaint from a law intern. She alleged that in the chamber of an advocate located at Keating Road, while she was sitting with her co-interns, the advocate called her to his chamber and tried to molest her. However, she resisted and pushed him away,” said Khyriem.
“She further alleged that she was asked to come inside a room, where he again tried to molest her,” the SP said.
According to the complaint, the intern raised an alarm and informed her friends.
She also alleged that the lawyer later offered her money and asked her to meet him again on Saturday.
“As per the written complaint, the accused allegedly tried to offer her money and insisted that she meet him again on Saturday,” the SP said.
The complainant left the premises in distress and later approached police with a written complaint.
“After the incident, the complainant left in a distressed condition and informed her friends about what had happened. She subsequently submitted a written complaint, which was registered at Sadar Police Station as Sadar PS Case No. 265 under Sections 74 and 75 of the BNS,” the SP said.
The matter is under investigation and statements are being recorded, the police official said,
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