The Delhi Police has registered an First Information Report (FIR) against Bihar Cricket Association president Rakesh Kumar Tiwari after a woman allegedly accused him of molesting and attempt to rape her at a five-hotel in the national Capital.
According to the FIR registered at Parliament Street police station, the complainant, who runs a company that deals in sports management, event management and advertisement, alleged that in March 2021, Bihar Cricket Association announced a league and gave the work of handling advertisement, branding and campaign to the complainant’s company.
“After completing the work, the complainant’s company gave the bill to the BCA in April last year. The complainant claimed that when she asked for the payment, the accused allegedly asked her to come at a five-star hotel in central Delhi. She went to the hotel on July 12 where the accused allegedly molested her inside the room,” the FIR stated.
“The victim pushed the accused and came out of the room. She called her brother and narrated the whole incident, following which he called the accused person who apologised for his act and said that it will never happen in future. He also assured the complainant that he will clear the bills of the complainant’s company,” the FIR stated.
Later, he called the woman and his brother at the hotel to talk about the payment. On July 23, they both went to the hotel room.
He asked complainant’s brother to take a bag from the room to the hotel reception. When her brother went out of the room, he allegedly touched her inappropriately, the FIR further stated.
The woman resisted his act and told her brother about the incident, it said, adding that the case has been registered under sections 354, 376 and 511 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on Monday.