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Indian call center, Mphasis executive quit after being accused by junior of demanding sexual favors and blackmail, but claims he was set up. Reports Mumbai Mirror, a tabloid from Mumbai.

A sex scandal has cost a senior Mphasis executive employed at the Ahmedabad office of the company, his job. Operational manager Vijay Anando put in his papers early this month after a customer service representative accused him of demanding sexual favours and threatening to ‘ruin her career’ if she did not comply.

At least four more employees, who were also found guilty of sexual misconduct in the company’s internal probe, have been served a warning.

The victim, who let her seniors in on her ordeal when she was called to office to explain her long absence from work, has quit Mphasis and is now pursuing a flight attzendant’s course in Ahmedabad.

Anando on Monday spoke to the Mirror and confirmed that he quit after being grilled by his seniors over one of his juniors’ allegations of sexual exploitation.  He, however, claimed that he was framed and said he would soon produce evidence to prove his innocence.

Anando alleged that a few employees who did not like him because he was a strict disciplinarian set him up. Mphasis offices both in Ahmedabad and Bangalore refused to comment. Responding to a detailed questionnaire sent by the Mirror which mentioned names and designations of the people involved in the scandal, a company spokesperson said — “We do not comment on internal company matters. Mphasis has a robust policy for prevention of sexual harassment as well as related governance mechanism.”

The sex scandal has caused quite a flutter at the software and outsourcing giant’s offices. Last Saturday, all females employees were addressed by a senior official at the company’s Shivranjini Crossroads office. They were reassured that the company would take all steps to prevent a repeat of the incident.

The victim has alleged that Anando called her to his Vastrapur residence and forced her to have sex with him. She was later blackmailed into sleeping with some other employees of the company too.

Unable to bear the trauma, she stopped reporting to work. It was when one of her seniors called to know why she was not attending office that she told him about the sex abuse.

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