Nashik (Maharashtra), Apr 8 At least six people have been arrested after women employees at a multinational company here filed complaints of mental and sexual harassment, police said on Wednesday.
A total of nine First Information Reports have been registered in connection with the matter, officials said, without disclosing the name of the MNC.
Five of the accused, who were arrested on Tuesday, were produced before a local court on Wednesday, and the court remanded them in police custody until April 10. One of the accused is already in judicial custody, an official said.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT), led by ACP (Crime) Sandeep Mitke, has been formed to investigate the cases on the instructions of police commissioner Sandeep Karnik, he said.
This development follows the arrest of self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat, who was patronized by prominent Maharashtra politicians over the years, by Nashik Police last month on charges of rape and sexual exploitation.
The police commissioner, meanwhile, has issued an appeal stating that if any woman has any complaint about harassment or sexual assault, she can send a message on the WhatsApp number 9923323311, or contact the control room on 112.
The identity of the complainant woman and institution will be kept confidential, he said.