US: Indian forest officer held for sexually assaulting maid

July 26, 2012 09:57

An Indian Forest Service officer has been arrested in the United States for allegedly assaulting a hotel maid sexually, reports NDTV.

Surender Mahapatra was arrested in Pennsylvania yesterday. He was part of a batch of 34 officers who had gone to the US for a training workshop at Syracuse University in New York.

More details awaited

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