Woman officer accuses Lt Col of sexual harassment

Dehra Dun: A woman army officer has filed a case against a Lieutenant Colonel in Dehra Dun, alleging that he sexually harassed her on the pretext of marrying her.

The woman officer, a Lieutenant in the Army Hospital, filed a police complaint against the Lieutenant Colonel, posted in Uttarkashi, in the Cantt police station alleging that he cheated and sexually harassed her over a period of time after promising to marry her.

The woman, a divorcee, also claimed that the officer had married her in a temple, but when she asked him to register the marriage, he refused saying that he was already married, police said on Monday.

Further investigations into the allegations are on.