Andhra Tourism officer hits disabled woman colleague for asking him to wear mask

  • In a disturbing video, that got viral , an employee of the Andhra Pradesh tourism department is seen thrashing a differently-abled woman colleague only because she asked him to wear a mask.
  • The accused, identified as Bhaskar, is the deputy manager of a hotel under the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Department in Nellore. According to inputs, Bhaskar got angry after the woman employee asked him to wear his mask.
  • In the video, Bhaskar, not wearing a mask, is seen coming out of his cabin, pulling the woman by her hair, dragging her and repeatedly attacking her with an object while the other colleagues try to intervene.
  • Reacting to the video, National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma said strict action against the accused shall be taken immediately for this inhumanely act.
  • Meanwhile, a case under Sections 354, 355, and 324 of the IPC has been registered. The accused has been arrested and sent to judicial remand.
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