Mumbai: The NM Joshi Marg police have sent notices to seven senior executives of Peninsula Land Ltd in connection with an FIR filed against them by Pragati Malle, former head of the company's legal department.
They include senior general manager (HR and Admin), Siddharth Nambiar, 40; assistant HR manager Zeeniah Pereira, 26; Nisha Shah, 44; CEO and director Nandan Parimal, 44; MD and executive vice-chairman Rajeev Parimal, 49, vice chairman and CFO Gangadharan Nalukettungal, and other unknown persons.
The FIR has been filed against these persons from Peninsula Land Ltd for allegedly fabricating and circulating a falsified document pertaining to a sexual harassment investigation conducted under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) (POSH) Act.
In the matter, the signature of Pragati Malle was allegedly forged. The company did not respond to an email from the FPJ.
Malle, who joined Peninsula Land Ltd on June 28, 2023, as the head legal consultant, was also appointed as the presiding officer of the ICC. In November 2023, the ICC began investigating a sexual harassment complaint filed by a female employee against a male colleague.
According to the POSH Act, the investigation was to conclude within 90 days, and a report was submitted on December 12, 2023, bearing Malle’s signature.
Subsequent to the report, the ICC proposed disciplinary action, including a suspension and reduction in salary for the accused employee. However, Nisha Shah allegedly circulated revised recommendations to Nambiar, which included a lighter penalty. Malle maintains that these revised recommendations were neither approved nor finalised and that her signature was forged.
