Bengaluru: Canadian woman files complaint after masseur allegedly misbehaved with her
Bengaluru: A 44-year-old Canadian woman has filed a complaint with the Vidhana Soudha Police alleging that a therapist at a five-star hotel in the city behaved inappropriately with her during a massage session.
According to The New Indian Express on Monday, the woman, who is said to be a delegate of the Canadian government, was in the city to attend a conference. The incident reportedly took place at a luxury hotel located in Bengaluru’s Central Business District (CBD).
The incident came to light after a person, identified as Surya Pratap Rana, posted about the woman’s ordeal on X. He tagged Bengaluru City Police on Friday in a video post recorded while speaking to the hotel staff. Police later responded to the post and sought details about the incident and contact information.
“She alleges that during the session, the therapist behaved inappropriately, crossed professional boundaries, and at one point left her exposed and unclothed with the door open, causing extreme distress and humiliation. When she confronted him, she was threatened into silence.
Shaken and in shock, she sought help. Management allegedly attempted to downplay the incident. The FIR has been registered and we are going to sue the hotel and all the culprits along with the management for harassment,” the post read.
“The incident happened two days ago. A case of assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty has been registered against the accused,” TNIE quoted DCP (Central) Akshay M Hakay as saying.
A police officer familiar with the investigation said the hotel has refunded Rs 7,000 to the woman. The victim reportedly paid Rs 10,000 for the massage service. No arrests have been made so far, and further investigation is in progress.
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Trump says EU has until July 4 to approve last year's trade deal or it will face higher tariffs
Washington (AP): President Donald Trump has said in a social media post that goods from the European Union would face higher tariff rates if the 27-member bloc fails to approve last year's trade framework by July 4.
The announcement on Thursday appeared to be a deadline extension after the president said last Friday that EU autos would face a higher 25 per cent tariff starting this week. Trump made the updated announcement after what he described as a "great call" with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Still, the US president was displeased that the European Parliament had yet to finalize the trade arrangement reached last year, which was further complicated in February by the US Supreme Court ruling that Trump lacked the legal authority to declare an economic emergency to impose the initial tariffs used to pressure the EU into talks.
"A promise was made that the EU would deliver their side of the Deal and, as per Agreement, cut their Tariffs to ZERO!" Trump posted. "I agreed to give her until our Country's 250th Birthday or, unfortunately, their Tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels."
It was unclear from the post whether Trump was implying that the tariff rates would jump on all EU goods or the increase would only apply to autos.
His latest statement indicates he might be backing away from his earlier threat on EU autos by giving the European Parliament several more weeks to approve the agreement.
Under the original terms of the framework, the US would charge a 15 per cent tax on most goods imported from the EU.
But since the Supreme Court ruling, the administration has levied a 10 per cent tariff while investigating trade imbalances and national security issues, aiming to put in new tariffs to make up for lost revenues.
