A female government employee has accused Assistant Director of Agriculture Department Manoj Chaudhary of molestation in the state capital.

The victim claimed that the officer touched her indecently. On the complaint of the woman, Koh-e-Fiza police have registered a case against the accused officer under sections of sexual harassment on Friday.

This incident of molestation took place on Friday afternoon in D Block of Bhopal Collectorate, Old Secretariat.

The Assistant Director of the Agriculture Department found the female employee alone on the stairs of the office and molested her.

The victim reached Kohefiza police station with her husband late on Friday night. She told the police that the accused officer has molested many female employees in the last few years.

He used to call women to his chamber and touch them indecently. Not only this, he also used to pressure the female employees to meet him alone. An internal departmental complaint was also made about this.

A female employee has accused Assistant Director of Agriculture Department Manoj Chaudhary of molestation.

Victim has claimed that the officer threatened, if you do not talk, I will defame you.  The woman told the police in her complaint that she was going to the treasury for office work on November 8 at around 1 pm. While coming down the stairs of SDM Huzur office, Assistant Director Agriculture Manoj Chaudhary came from the front and touched her by holding her hand with bad intentions.

The woman alleged that Manoj Chaudhary had done such an act earlier also. Such incidents have been going on for three years. According to the woman, Manoj Chaudhary says that if you do not talk to me, I will defame you.

Koh-e-Fiza police station of Bhopal has registered a case against Assistant Director Agriculture Manoj Chaudhary on the complaint of the female employee.

In this case, Kohefiza police has registered a case under sections 74, 75 and 78 of BNS 2023.

According to the woman's husband, Manoj Chaudhary has been posted here since 2016 and he has harassed many other women in this manner.

Kohefiza police station in-charge Brijendra Merscole said that a case of sexual harassment has been registered. Statements have been taken from the complainant. The accused has not been arrested yet. Further action is being taken in the case. The accused will be arrested soon.