Bengaluru: A 50-year-old executive director of a private company has alleged that she was sexually harassed by a hairstylist recently. When she protested, he fled from the spot before her family members could arrive to help her.Shalini (name changed), a resident of Ulsoor, stated in her police complaint that the alleged incident happened between 9.45am and 10.30 am on April 28.The accused, Sameer Ahmed, 26, from Banaswadi, was arrested and remanded in judicial custody.Shalini told police that on Sept 29 last year, she wanted to get her hair cut by a stylist at home. She searched for one on a web portal providing home services and came across Ahmed’s profile. The portal mentioned he would charge Rs 398 per visit. She filled out her details and paid for the service.Ahmed visited her home the following day around 7pm and did a haircut and setting for her. Since she was satisfied with his work, she asked for his mobile number and told him she would contact him directly for future service. Thereafter, she contacted Ahmed almost every week to set her hair. On the night of April 27, she sent a WhatsApp message to Ahmed to come to her house the following day around 9am to do her hair. Ahmed arrived around 9.45am, when Shalini’s two children, her sister, and domestic help were also home. They were busy with their chores when Ahmed began to set her hair in the hall. However, as he stood behind her, he allegedly unzipped his pants and started misbehaving with her.As he started touching her inappropriately, she pushed him back. As she screamed, he fled. A senior police officer said, “We picked up Ahmed and interrogated him. A case has been registered under BNS Section 79 (word, gesture, or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman). According to the complainant, though he had visited her house for the past few months, this was the first time he had misbehaved.”