Srinagar Mayor Denies Sexual Harassment Charges, Says Will Sue For Defamation

Srinagar Mayor Denies Sexual Harassment Charges, Says Will Sue For Defamation

A female corporator of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) accused its Mayor Junaid Mattu Monday of sexual harassment, a charge he denied.

The corporator from the Congress accused Mattu of “assault” and lodged a police complaint against him and his personal assistant.

“The Mayor has continuously been asking me to come along with him for enjoyment. He has harassed me a number of times and not just once. I had submitted an estimate of Rs 25 lakh for development works, but he did not approve it and asked me to accompany him to some place for enjoyment. This is sexual harassment,” the corporator from one of the municipal wards of the city told reporters in Srinagar.

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