Sun Network COO arrested for sexual harassment

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Sun Network COO arrested for sexual harassment The Chief Operating Officer of Sun Network, Praveen Chathangathodi (49), was arrested by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) on Friday on charges of harassing a former female colleague, following a complaint lodged by her. Sources with the CCB said the 38-year-old complainant had quit her job as programme head, Chennai, with Malayalam channel Surya TV in May after being repeatedly subjected to sexual abuse and humiliation at the workplace by Praveen who is also in-charge of that channel. Misuse of powers “As the complainant refused to put up with his harassment, Praveen used his official powers and abruptly transferred her to Kochi. She requested the transfer to be revoked stating that her child was attending school in Chennai and her mother was undergoing treatment, but he did not consider that. So, she quit,” said an investigating officer. Chathangathodi reportedly continued to torment the woman by not clearing the final settlement, pending salary and other dues, following which she approached the city police recently, the officer added. Remand A CCB team probing the complaint picked up Praveen from his residence in Anna Nagar early on Friday. Following questioning, he was booked under various charges, including sexual harassment at the workplace, criminal breach of trust and intimidation, and arrested. He was remanded in judicial custody the same evening, sources added. The victim began her career with the Sun Network in 2004 after she was in-charge of a radio station (owned by the network) in Kochi in which Praveen was her boss. She quit that job after a few years, and rejoined the company as programme head for Surya TV in Chennai in 2014. News Angle two: Sun TV COO arrested on sexual harassment charges Sleuths of the central crime branch of the Chennai police on Friday morning arrested the chief operating officer (COO) of Sun TV, C Praveen, on sexual harassment complaints filed by a former staff of the television network. Police teams stormed into his house in Anna Nagar at 5am and picked him up. Preethi Sivan (name changed), a former staff of Surya TV, a sister concern of Sun TV, filed the complaint against him. Preethi quit her job five months ago following alleged sexual harassment by him. She submitted a complaint to police against Praveen for harassing her continuously. She submitted the WhatsApp conversation, messages and call records to police along with her complaint to substantiate her claim. Chennai police commissioner S George forwarded the complaint to the CCB to probe further. Preliminary inquiries confirmed that Preethi had suffered physical and mental torture. This Video Created From South Indian Crime Point Chennai Office. If More Details Pl Visit : http://www.southindiancrimepoint.com/