Forced to have oral sex, under surveillance for two years...story of a female flying officer
Forced to have oral sex, under surveillance for two years...story of a female flying officer
A woman officer of the Indian Air Force has made a serious allegation of sexual harassment against her senior wing commander. The victim says that after the complaint, she is being monitored and pressure is being exerted on her acquaintances.
Flying Officer raped by Wing Commander : A female flying officer of the Indian Air Force has accused her senior wing commander of forcing her to have oral sex. The victim said that in a New Year party, her senior sent her to a room on the pretext of giving her a gift and when he found her alone, he raped her. The matter got so worse that the flying officer complained to the higher authorities but she herself was harassed.
I am being monitored, pressure is being put on my acquaintances
The woman officer wrote: The ongoing harassment has had a severe impact on her mental health. I am living in constant fear, under 24-hour surveillance and my social life has been completely disrupted. The harassment has pushed me to suicidal thoughts and I feel completely helpless. I am unable to carry out my routine. My social contacts are monitored by the authorities. They are discouraged. I have endured this torture for too long. Now I am breaking down.
A woman officer lodged an FIR in Budgam police station
The Air Force officer has lodged an FIR in Budgam police station of Jammu and Kashmir. Both the officers live in Srinagar. The police has started investigation.
What is the Air Force's statement on the woman officer's allegations?
Regarding the case of a woman officer accusing her senior officer of sexual harassment, the Indian Air Force said that it is aware of the matter. The police will be assisted at every level in the investigation. The local police station Budgam has contacted the Indian Air Force in Srinagar in this matter and we are fully cooperating with the local authorities.
The officer has been facing sexual harassment and mental torture for two years
In her complaint to the police station, the flying officer said that she has been facing sexual harassment, mental torture and other types of harassment for the past two years. Even the higher officials are not cooperating with her. On the contrary, she is being monitored. Her social contacts are also being discouraged.
What happened to the Air Force woman officer that night?
The woman officer told that on 31 December 2023, there was a New Year party in the officers' mess. In that, one of her seniors asked if she had received a gift? When she said that she had not received it, the wing commander said that the gifts were in his room. He took her there. The house was deserted, so the woman officer asked where her family was, then she told that they were somewhere else. After this, the wing commander forced the woman officer to have oral sex. He molested her. The victim told that she was constantly opposing it but he was not agreeing. She pushed the officer and ran away.
Then what happened to that lady officer?
The flying officer said that it took her some time to understand what happened to her. She was scared. She did not understand what to do. Because she had been stopped from complaining many times before. The woman officer said that after that incident, he came to her office. His behavior was as if nothing had happened. There was no remorse in the eyes of the Wing Commander.
An unmarried girl came to make a career in the army but...
The victim said that two other women officers encouraged her to file a complaint. I was going through mental agony. Being an unmarried girl who had joined the army, I never thought that I would be treated in such a disgusting manner.
What happened in the investigation of the Colonel rank officer?
The woman officer said that on her complaint, a colonel rank officer was given the responsibility of investigating the incident. The limit was that the investigator also made the wing commander sit there while recording her statement. The woman officer objected to the inclusion of the accused wing commander twice in a row. But instead of investigating, that investigation was closed. Then the victim made a new application to the interim committee. A meeting was held after two months. But this time also the committee stood with the accused. Medical was not done even after repeated requests. The internal committee also did not help on the instructions of high level officers. Everyone was helping the accused wing commander only.
I wasn't even given leave...
The flying officer said she was devastated by the biased behaviour of the inquiry committee. She applied for leave several times but it was rejected. Her request for a different posting for herself or the Wing Commander was also not considered.
She was harassed everyday...
The victim said that I am forced to mingle with these people and attend events with the accused Wing Commander. I am being harassed daily by the officers and he is having fun. My phone calls are being monitored. The persons I talk to are harassed by the officers. I am living in constant fear, I am under surveillance 24 hours a day and my social life has been completely disrupted.