Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE) scientist Prabhat Garg against whom a research scholar has levelled allegations of sexual harassment, surrendered before police hereon Tuesday.
Police said Garg appeared before the University police in the morning, reportedly after police mounted pressure upon him and his family members. later, he was produced before a local court which remanded him two-day police custody.
Garg reached the University police station in the morning where after enquiry, the police arrested him. Garg’s advocate Manoj Upadhyay and father-in-law Satyaprakash accompanied him to the police station.
SSP Virendra Jain, while talking to the mediapersons, said that the accused scientist reached the police station after applying for anticipatory bail.
In her complaint, the research scholar had accused Garg of sexually harassing her during 2010-11 when she was pursuing her work under him at the city-based institution.
Police said the woman discontinued her research due to “uncomfortable situation” she was experiencing under her guide, that is Garg, and also for her marriage. The woman suffered sexual harassment quietly till her marriage and also because of her career but when Garg allegedly did not spare her even after her marriage, she disclosed the matter to her husband.
The couple then reached Gwalior and lodged a complaint with police which in turn registered an FIR against Garg under Sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 506-B (punishment for criminal intimidation) of IPC.
According to complaint lodged with the police on Saturday, scientist Prabhat Garg was harassing his fellow researcher for the last three years. The complainant later got married and settled in Karnataka two years ago. But, Garg allegedly continued stalking her making calls and sending texts on her cell phone. She informed about it to her husband, and subsequently got a complaint lodged at the University road police station. Garg has been booked under Section 354 of IPC.