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Politics● LowAug 28 · Aug 28, 2026, 11:41 AM

Shoulder grab is not sexual harassment, observes Bombay HC

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hindu · South Asia

The single-judge Bench of Justice Abhay Mantri partly quashed an FIR against the accused after an FIR was lodged by a female BDO at a gram panchayat office; the complainant stated that the accused entered the office, quarrelled with her, and then grabbed her right shoulder before shoving her away

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