A Mumbai businessman, Narendra Sagvekar, has been sentenced to one year of rigorous imprisonment for outraging the modesty of a female bank employee. The incident occurred during an address verification visit to Sagvekar's residence. The magistrate's court found the woman's testimony credible, despite defense arguments of a false complaint.
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