Fabindia CEO, MD fail to appear before Goa Police
9 April 2015 5:19 AM IST
Fabindia’s CEO and Managing Director, who were summoned by the Goa Police in connection with the voyeurism case, failed to appear before the investigating officer on Tuesday, even as police summoned 11 employees of the outlet for questioning.
The voyeurism case was filed against the outlet’s staff after Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani, who visited the Fabindia store at Candolim last week, alleged that it had a CCTV camera focusing at the trial room. The Goa crime branch had summoned the company’s CEO Subrata Dutta and MD William Bissel to appear before it at 10am.
“The company officials have failed to appear. Their lawyer has sought more time for them to appear. We will have to see what time is given to them. They had sent their representative yesterday who was quizzed by the investigating officer,” I-G Police Sunil Garg said.
“They didn’t come. We are waiting to study the order given by the district court, while granting
anticipatory bail to Fabindia’s store manager,” said lawyer Raju Paulekar who is representing Fabindia.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has defended the company management, saying the top officials should not be harassed if it is someone else’s mischief. This comes a day after Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar spoke in support of the apparel company.
Singh, who is also party’s desk in-charge for Goa, today posted on the micro-blogging website Twitter, “If some outlet in Goa shifted CCTV camera focus the top management of Fabindia shouldn’t be harassed.”
He also praised the apparel chain for promoting the work of weavers from rural India.
Kerala: checking hidden cameras
The Kerala police have launched a drive to inspect garment shops and hotels in the Capital to prevent such occurances. Under the initiative titled ‘Operation Dignity’, inspections were carried out in about 15 shops in the city on Monday, police said.
The voyeurism case was filed against the outlet’s staff after Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani, who visited the Fabindia store at Candolim last week, alleged that it had a CCTV camera focusing at the trial room. The Goa crime branch had summoned the company’s CEO Subrata Dutta and MD William Bissel to appear before it at 10am.
“The company officials have failed to appear. Their lawyer has sought more time for them to appear. We will have to see what time is given to them. They had sent their representative yesterday who was quizzed by the investigating officer,” I-G Police Sunil Garg said.
“They didn’t come. We are waiting to study the order given by the district court, while granting
anticipatory bail to Fabindia’s store manager,” said lawyer Raju Paulekar who is representing Fabindia.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has defended the company management, saying the top officials should not be harassed if it is someone else’s mischief. This comes a day after Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar spoke in support of the apparel company.
Singh, who is also party’s desk in-charge for Goa, today posted on the micro-blogging website Twitter, “If some outlet in Goa shifted CCTV camera focus the top management of Fabindia shouldn’t be harassed.”
He also praised the apparel chain for promoting the work of weavers from rural India.
Kerala: checking hidden cameras
The Kerala police have launched a drive to inspect garment shops and hotels in the Capital to prevent such occurances. Under the initiative titled ‘Operation Dignity’, inspections were carried out in about 15 shops in the city on Monday, police said.
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