Surat: A 40-year-old teacher was molested by her brother-in-law in a housing society in Althan. The victim has alleged that the accused molested her several times since 2022, including at their native place in Mehsana district. Althan police booked the accused for sexual harassment under IPC Section 354 (A).
According to the complaint, the victim married in 2004 and began living in her husband’s house in Visnagar. After a couple of years, the family moved to Surat for business reasons. The victim’s brother-in-law would come to stay at her house in Surat along with her in-laws from Visnagar.
In Jan 2022, when the victim was home alone, the accused approached her in the kitchen and demanded a sexual relationship. When she objected, the accused told her that such relationships were normal. Later, on realizing his mistake, he told the victim not to tell his brother and promised her that he would not repeat this type of behaviour.
In May 2022, when the victim went to Visnagar, the accused again demanded a sexual relationship. The victim told her husband about this, and the accused apologized in the presence of other family members at that time.
The accused did not live up to his assurances as he groped the victim in 2024. On Oct 16, when the victim was home alone, he groped her and sexually harassed her. The victim told the family members of his behaviour. They then resolved that no complaint should be filed until her son’s exams were over. The victim then went to her parents’ home with her son. After his exams ended, she filed a complaint with Althan police on Feb 17.
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