Delhi School Teacher Booked For Molesting Woman Inside IP Extension Metro Lift: Police

The accused allegedly touched the woman inappropriately Inside the lift and threatened to kill her if she told anyone about the incident, police said.

New Delhi: In a matter of concern over women’s safety in the national capital, a 33-year-old school teacher was arrested from IP Extension Metro Station for allegedly molesting and harassing a female teacher from a different school, Delhi Police said on Saturday. The accused has been identified as Rajesh Chand Meena, a resident of Kalyanpuri, they said. Meena had been harassing the woman for a long time, and was caught molesting her on Thursday at IP Extension Metro Station, police said.

On Thursday, police received information about an incidence of molestation from IP Extension Metro authorities. When police reached the station, they were represented with the accused and the complainant by the station authorities, a senior police officer said.

What had happened?

During enquiry, the woman said that she works as a primary teacher in a school. She said that on Thursday after school when she went to MCD office for some work, she observed that a person was stalking her, the officer said. Later, when she went to the IP Extension Metro Station, she again found the same man stalking. When she entered the lift, the man also followed her in, Deputy Commissioner of Police (metro) Jitendra Mani said. There was no one except the two of them inside the lift, he said.

Touched woman’s breast, threatened to kill her

Inside the lift, the accused allegedly touched the woman’s breast and threatened to kill her if she told anyone about the incident, police said. On her statement, a case was registered at Yamuna Depot Metro Police Station on Thursday.

Complaint filed earlier too

According to the police, the victim and accused were earlier teaching in different schools in Patparganj. Around one-and-a-half-year-ago too, she had complained against Meena with the school authorities and had also filed a police complaint against him. Following the police complaint, Meena had promised her that he will never harass or stalk her in future. Later, he was shifted to another school in Gokulpuri, police said.