Gurgaon woman accuses lawyer of trying to rape her

New Delhi: A resident of Gurgaon has registered a police complaint on Monday, accusing a lawyer of Tis Hazari Court of molesting and attempting to rape her.

An FIR has been registered against the said lawyer, who is a resident of the capital.

According to the police, the 44-year-old woman, a resident of Suncity  in Gurgaon,  alleged that she approached an lawyer, who lives in Karol Bagh and practices in Tis Hazari court, with a property case around two years ago and since then the duo became good friends.

However, according to the woman’s claims, the lawyer misbehaved with her several times in his chamber.

“He would also stay overnight in my flat and try to molest and rape me,” the woman told the police, adding that the lawyer also took pictures of her without her permission.

She claimed that she resisted his moves and rebuked him before finally stopping all communication with him.

However, that did not deter the lawyer from trying to reach out to her and she finally decided to approach the police with the matter.

According to the woman’s complaint, a first information report (FIR) has been registered against the Tis Hazari court lawyer under Sections 354 (sexual harassment), 354-A (sexually assault), 354-C (captures the image of a woman engaging in a private act), 376-511 (rape attempt) at Sector 53 police station, Gurgaon.

“The accused and the victim are supposedly friends, but we are verifying what has been stated in the woman’s complaint. We will take action as per law only after a thorough investigation in the matter and after verifying the woman’s allegations,” said a senior police officer.