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"Come along with me for enjoyment" Female Corporator accuses Mayor of sexual harassment, physical assault 12/31/2018 11:02:00 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 31: A female Corporator from Srinagar has accused Srinagar Municipal Corporation Mayor of 'assault' and has registered a formal complaint against him and his Personal Assistant at police station Shaheed Gunj. Shaheen Bhat, who was elected from Ward number 7 of Rajbagh in recently concluded Municipal Polls on Monday alleged that she was roughed up by the Mayor Junaid Azim Matoo and his PA Firdous Ahmed in office chambers. "The Mayor has been continuously asking me to come along with him for 'enjoyment.' He didn't harass me once but a number of times. I had submitted an estimate for Rs 25 lakh for developmental works but the Mayor concealed that estimate and didn't approve it asking me to accompany him to some place for 'enjoyment'. This is sheer sexual harassment," Shaheen Bhat told. She alleged that Mayor and his Assistant manhandled and abused her in presence of other Corporators. "They tore my 'pheran' (traditional gown) and abused me," she alleged. "I approached SP South and Police Station Shaheed Gunj and requested them to lodge an FIR against the Mayor and his Assistant," she said adding that a number of Corporators were witness to this incident. Shaheen Bhat, who was elected on Congress ticket, said that she along with other Corporators will hitthe roads if no action was initiated against the SMC Mayor and his Assistant. A top police official confirmed that Corporator Shaheen had registered a complaint against the Mayor and his Assistant. "We will take cognizance of the complaint," he added. When contacted, SMC Mayor Junaid Azim Matoo said that he was not present in his office today. "I have heard that Shaheen Bhat has assaulted one of the SMC employees and there is a CCTV Footage of that incident," he added.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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