Hyderabad: A gym manager has been booked for allegedly sexually harassing a woman pilot in Hyderabad’s Sanathnagar area, police said on Friday, June 12.
The accused was identified as Santosh Gowda, a manager at Cult Gym. According to the complaint, Gowda allegedly harassed the woman on the pretext of providing training and sent her obscene messages through Instagram.
The complainant also alleged that Gowda’s girlfriend, Rajni, was complicit in the harassment.
Case registered
Based on the complaint, Sanathnagar police registered a case and launched an investigation.
Speaking to Siasat.com, Sub-Inspector Harish said, “The victim was allegedly harassed for over a year. A case has been registered under Section 75 (sexual harassment) and Section 78 (stalking) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).”
Police said Gowda was briefly taken into custody and later released on bail.
Following the complaint, the accused was removed from his position at the gym, police added.
Further investigation is underway.
Gym manager terminated
Cult Gym, in a statement on Sunday, June 14, said it has terminated the services of Santosh Gowda. “We are aware of the incident involving a staff member’s unacceptable conduct with a customer beyond the centre premises and official responsibilities. Upon receiving the complaint, we promptly suspended the staff member and initiated an internal inquiry,” it said.
It said that it fired Gowda even before the woman approached the police. “In the internal inquiry, the staff member’s action was found to be in breach of our code of conduct and was accordingly immediately terminated,” Cult Gym said.
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