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Woman flying officer accuses wing commander of sexual assault, IAF says cooperating with police probe

The flying officer says in her complaint that she has been suffering harassment, sexual assault and mental torture over the past two years

PTI New Delhi Published 10.09.24, 06:47 PM
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The Indian Air Force is cooperating with the local police in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam in probing a complaint of alleged sexual assault that was lodged by a woman flying officer against a Wing Commander, an IAF official said.

A first information report or FIR has reportedly been filed in the case by the local police after the women officer of the IAF filed the complaint against the senior officer.

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The flying officer has said in her complaint that she has been suffering harassment, sexual assault and mental torture over the past two years.

Both the women officer and the Wing Commander are presently based in Srinagar.

"We are aware of the case. The Air Force Station in Srinagar was approached by the local Budgam police station on the subject. We are fully cooperating towards this case," a senior IAF official said.

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