Uttarakhand minister Harak Singh Rawat booked for molestation in Delhi

Uttarakhand minister Harak Singh Rawat has been booked for allegedly molesting a 30-year-old woman in New Delhi last year, police said on Tuesday.

"Harak Singh Rawat has been booked for molesting a woman at his house in Safdarjung area in south Delhi. The incident happened in September last year," said a police officer.

Police said the woman has filed a written complaint, saying Rawat misbehaved with her and touched her inappropriately, when she met him in September 2013.

Rawat, who was agriculture minister in Vijay Bahuguna's cabinet, continued as minister when Bahuguna was succeeded by Harish Rawat.