A 28-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her employer in West Delhi’s Paschim Vihar area. The accused, who is the owner of a showroom, allegedly raped the woman on the first day of her job. The accused has been apprehended by the police.
According to the police, 61-year-old Deepak Malhotra has been taken into custody for questioning after the victim’s complaint. He will be arrested if the preliminary investigations prove sexual assault. Malhotra, who has two optical showrooms in Paschim Vihar area, is married and lives with his family in Paschim Vihar.
The victim is a divorcee and lives with her live-in partner in Budh Vihar area. According to the victim’s complaint, she had applied for job of a saleswoman last week in Malhotra’s optical showroom in Jwalaheri market after seeing a newspaper advertisement. “As per the complainant’s statement, she was called for an interview on Monday. Malhotra selected her for the position and asked her to report for work at 10 am on Tuesday,” said a police official.
When the victim reached office on Tuesday around 10:30am, Malhotra called her to his cabin on the pretext of briefing her about her work. Malhotra then allegedly offered her a glass of water which she drank and fell unconscious during which her was raped.