The Delhi police arrested an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) office after a female Indian Administration Service (IAS) alleged him of sexual harassment. As per the reports the IRS stalked and sexually harassed his college. The accused man was later released on bail.
The accused has been identified as Sohail Malik, a 2010 batch IRS officer. He has been harassing the woman for almost three years now. The victim, on the other hand, is posted as a Joint Secretary in the Union Ministry and her husband is also an IAS officer.
As per the victim, Malik met her during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 when she was working with a support group. The officer allegedly tried to get to her office in spite of her refusal several times. The officer kept calling and texting her and even pursued her to get into a relationship with him.
When the victim could not handle the torture anymore she filed a complaint against Malik. As per the reports a First Information Report (FIR) was registered at the Parliament Street police station on May 15. The accused has been booked under Sections 354D (stalking), 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation) of the IPC.
Delhi | An IRS officer arrested for allegedly stalking and harassing a woman IAS officer. Case registered at Parliament Street PS under sections 354D (stalking), 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 506 (Punishment for criminal…
— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2023
As per the FIR, the victim stated that she was a member of a WhatsApp group named ‘Karuna Cooperation Group’ during the Covid crisis. In order to help the victims, she came in contact with the IRS officer posted as Resident Commissioner in Bihar Bhavan. The accused was also a member of the WhatsApp group.
Then the victim’s husband also threatened the accused with legal action on July 31 last year. But Malik never stopped.
