Mystery offender

IN Media Watch Briefs | 13/05/2015

HT in Mumbai says the editor of a city-based Hindi newspaper was arrested for allegedly molesting a sub-editor working there. "The complainant told the police that the accused would often touch her inappropriately in the office. The woman approached the management, but to no avail. She was then fired from the job following which she lodged the complaint with the Tardeo police on May 7. The accused was arrested and was subsequently released on Rs 10,000 bond by a local court,” said another officer from the Tardeo police station." But since we are circumspect about our tribe you won't know who the offender is, and which paper both worked for.

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