Woman allegedly raped on Infosys' Pune campus; two arrested

The incident is said to have taken on December 27 during the night shift; perpetrator suspected to be housekeeping staff

Employees walk along a corridor in the Infosys campus in the southern Indian city of Bangalore
Employees walk along a corridor in the Infosys campus in the southern Indian city of Bangalore
Agencies Mumbai
Last Updated : Dec 29 2015 | 3:04 PM IST
A woman employee of Infosys was allegedly raped on the IT giant’s Pune campus on December 27, media reports said Tuesday.
 
The woman was allegedly raped by a housekeeping staff member in Infosys' Phase-I campus in Pune
 
The incident apparently took place during the night shift.
 

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Two men have been arrested in connection with the case; media reports said they were possibly workers at the company canteen. 

"With regard to the alleged incident at our Pune campus involving our partners’ contractual staff, we are investigating the matter and are working closely with the police to aid their investigation. We have stringent security measures in place on all our campuses and have a zero tolerance policy against sexual harassment, which extends to our contractual staff as well. The company will take necessary action as per policy," Infosys said in a statement. 

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First Published: Dec 29 2015 | 1:05 PM IST

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