Ghaziabad: A 23-year old girl working as an HR executive in a city based company here, was sexually assaulted by a property dealer who is employer of her friend in Indirapuram area of Ghaziabad, police said on Tuesday, adding that the accused has been arrested. According to police, the incident occurred on Monday at around 12 pm when the victim had gone to meet her friend working in the real estate office of accused identified as Satish Srivastava. Cops added that the office of accused is located in nearby area to the office of victim.
"When the victim reached at Srivastava's office on Monday noon, she did not find her friend. She later decided to return back but Srivastava stopped her and asked her to sit in the presence of his nephew. He later sent his nephew out on the pretext of some work," read the complaint.
"When his nephew had gone out, Srivastava caught hold on her and touched her private parts by trying to force himself on her. The victim resisted his attempts and managed to release herself from his clutches," it said.