Nashik, April 10 -- A 51-year-old human resources (HR) manager of a business process outsourcing (BPO) firm was arrested on Friday in connection with an alleged sexual abuse and harassment case involving multiple employees, commissioner of police for Nashik City Sandeep Karnik said.

The Nashik city police on Thursday had served a notice to the HR manager, a resident of Lullanagar in Pune, seeking an explanation of her role in a case in which six employees have been arrested on charges of sexual abuse and harassment.

Karnik said that nine employees of the firm had lodged complaints against seven senior officials of the company, including the HR manager, for alleged sexual abuse, harassment, and hurting religious sentiments.

The case fir...