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German national booked for sexual harassment in Hyderabad
J B S Umanadh
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The victim in her complaint said that the 60-year-old used to harass her by sending obscene messages on WhatsApp. Representational Image
The victim in her complaint said that the 60-year-old used to harass her by sending obscene messages on WhatsApp. Representational Image
A German national was booked on the charges of sexual harassment by the Jubilee Hills police for allegedly sending lewd messages to one of his woman employees. 

The victim, a 25-year-old female sales executive, who is a native of Gujarat filed a sexual harassment complaint against Thorsten Naumann managing director, BD Agriculturals located in Jubilee Hills. The victim in her complaint said that the 60-year-old used to harass her by sending obscene messages on WhatsApp.

According to ACP Banjara Hills, A.Murali the victim registered compliant along with screenshots of the objectionable messages sent by the accused on 20 December.  The victim mustered the courage to file a complaint with the support of Deepa a senior faculty at the state-owned Marri Chennareddy HRD institute. Deepa also creates awareness among working women about sexual harassment in workplaces.
 
The accused is out on an anticipatory bail. Jubilee Hills Police registered a case under Sections 354 A (Sexually assault) and 354 D (stalking) against the accused. Police is confident that the culprit will be arrested soon.

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(Published 19 January 2018, 12:06 IST)