Attempt to molest Spanish tourist: 2 yrs jail for electrician

A hotel electrician here was today sentenced to two years in prison for attempting to molest a foreign tourist last month.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Dushyant Dutt also imposed a cash penalty of Rs 15000 on Chhotelal Jat.
In its order, which came in just 41 days of the incident, the court termed the incident pernicious to the Indian tradition of 'Athithi Devobhava' stating that the tourist was a guest to this country and the act of the employee tantamount to the creating a blot on the rich hospitality of India and also damaging the hospitality industry.
Refusing to provide any benefit of probation to the accused, the court said if he was given any relief, it would amount to infusion of a sense of fear and disturbance among women and it would also deal a blow to the culture of the land, which respects women.

The electrician of the hotel had attempted to molest the Spanish tourist on September 6 night in her room, where he had gone to fix some electrical fault.
The tourist had complained to the police next day with the help of the hotel manager after which Jat was arrested.