Kolkata: A 23-year-old woman, suffering from cerebral palsy, alleged sexual assault by her father’s friend — a business partner — when she visited their office at a market complex in the Port area on July 26. The woman also alleged that the accused had misbehaved with her on multiple occasions.
The accused Sumit Agarwal Harlalka, a Howrah resident, threatened the woman’s family with dire consequences, claimed cops.
The Watgunge Woman Police Station registered a case under the new BNS sections 64 (2), 74 and 351 on Tuesday after the family finally approached the police and employed counselors through SSKM Hospital to help the woman come out of her trauma. A medical test at SSKM Hospital has confirmed rape. The police also arrested Harlalka. However, the accused claimed that he has been trapped due to business rivalry.