Archive · 21 May 2025
Gym Owner Booked in Surat for Alleged Molestation
A gym owner in Surat, India, is in trouble.
He is accused of trying to hurt a woman who went to his gym.
First, he sent her pictures and threatened her.
Then, he invited her to an event, gave her a drink that made her sleepy, and tried to touch her.
She fought him off and told her husband, but the owner kept bothering her.
Finally, after he made rude comments in public, she went to the police.
Now, the police are investigating him for doing bad things.
Gym owner in Surat, India, is booked for allegedly drugging and attempting to molest a woman.
The woman, wife of a doctor, was a member of the gym for over a year before taking a break.
The owner allegedly blackmailed her with workout photos sent via Instagram.
The incident occurred during Navratri 2023 when the owner offered her a drugged drink.
The woman reported the harassment after the owner made obscene comments at a public event.
- Who
- Sudhir Paghdal, owner of Oxygen Gym and Fitness Centre, and a 33-year-old woman.
- What
- Gym owner booked for sexual harassment, attempted disrobing, administering sedatives with criminal intent, making obscene remarks in public, and criminal intimidation.
- When
- Incident occurred during Navratri 2023 and complaint filed in May 2023.
- Where
- Surat, India
- Why
- The woman reported the harassment after the owner made obscene comments at a public event.
- Location
- Surat, India
- Gym Name
- Oxygen Gym and Fitness Centre
- Accused
- Sudhir Paghdal
- Charges
- Sexual harassment, attempted disrobing, administering sedatives, obscene remarks, criminal intimidation
- Blackmail started
- May 2023
- Incident
- Navratri 2023