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Nagpur NGO Director Held on Charges of Molesting Woman, Harassing Employees
Police said four women accused the NGO director of molestation and religious pressure, and investigators invoked Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and IT Act sections.
- On Monday, April 20, 2026, Nagpur police arrested Riyaz Fazil Qazi, director of the Universal Multipurpose Society NGO, after four women employees accused him of molestation and religious coercion.
- Complainants approached Mankapur Police Station on Saturday, alleging that Qazi attempted to force them to observe Muslim customs against their will and harassed them over several years.
- The women collectively reported Qazi after he allegedly contacted the mother of a former employee and made derogatory remarks about the character of other women working at the NGO.
- Authorities invoked multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including 74, 75, 78, 296, 302, and 356, as a court granted police custody of Qazi until April 23.
- The Anti-Terrorism Squad has collected preliminary information to determine whether a communal angle exists, while officials indicated additional victims may come forward as the investigation progresses.
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