Chhattisgarh: IAS officer arrested for molesting domestic help
7 Oct 2015 5:56 AM IST
An IAS officer was on Tuesday arrested for allegedly molesting a 16-year-old girl, who was working as his domestic help in Kharsia, police said.
“AK Dhritlahre (56), then Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Kharsia region was arrested for molesting the girl four months back,” Kharsia <g data-gr-id="12">Sub Division</g> Officer of Police (SDOP) Ashok Wadegaonkar said. However, the officer was released on a bail bond of Rs 25,000 as he had got an interim bail from Chhattisgarh High Court in this connection, the SDOP said.
“Investigation in the case is about to get over and very soon a <g data-gr-id="13">chargesheet</g> will be filed in a local court in this connection,” he added.
On June 15, the victim, in a complaint to the Raigarh Collector and SP had alleged that Dhritlahre molested her several times in May while she was working as a maid at his official residence under Kharsiya police station limits.
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