GURGAON: An Accenture employee working in the software and consultancy giant's Gurgaon office filed a police complaint on Wednesday against four senior officials of the company, accusing them of molesting her and making obscene gestures.
An FIR was registered at Udyog Vihar police station, charging the four under Section 354 ( molestation) of the IPC. The 27-year-old woman who filed the complaint lives in Delhi and has been working in Accenture Services Pvt Ltd's office at Udyog Vihar Phase 1 as a senior associate for a year, the police said.
She alleged she was harassed repeatedly during working hours by the four officials, who would come to her desk and behave in an obscene manner. She also accused them of abusing and humiliating her in front of other colleagues.
The police visited the Accenture office on Wednesday but did not make any arrests. "On the complaint of the victim, an FIR has been registered against Aditya Nagpal, manager (HR), Ashwini Sinha, team leader, Chaitnya Madura and Anindya Dutta. We are investigating the case from all angles. We will arrest them as soon as possible", said Rajender Singh, station head officer of Udyog Vihar police station.
When contacted, an Accenture spokesperson said, "We are aware of the matter and looking into it. Accenture has a code of business ethics and if our people do not comply with the code, we take appropriate action."
No comments:
Post a Comment