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A retired Colonel,also a published author,was arrested early last month for molesting an editorial researcher who was assisting him,it is learnt.
Col Gopal Purdhani (retd),author of Love stories of War Heroes,was booked under Section 354 of the IPC at the IP Estate police station,after a woman,an editorial researcher at a company in Daryaganj,claimed he molested her in his car. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Jaspal Singh confirmed that Col Purdhani,who stays in Dwarka,has been booked for molestation on the womans complaint.
The police said the Colonel used to drop her at her residence in Indirapuram in Ghaziabad every day after work. On June 5,on their way to Ghaziabad,the Colonel allegedly started molesting her near the Delhi Police headquarters,the woman said in her complaint. The woman protested and stepped out of the car. The next day she lodged a complaint against the Colonel at the IP Estate police station. The Colonel was arrested soon after and released on bail,said a senior police officer,adding that the two first met at a party.
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