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In the late 1980s India’s so-called Super Cop, KPS Gill, was at the height of his powers. Feted for having ended a brutal insurgency in the state of Punjab, he was also viewed as untouchable by many. When he slapped the bottom of a senior female civil servant at an official party she was both outraged and unbowed. Rupan Deol Bajaj was a top ranking civil servant at the time, and was determined to seek redress. In all it took 17 years to convict Gill of sexual harassment. Though she ultimately won, Gill’s punishment was reduced to a fine and probation rather than prison. Rupan Deol Bajaj told Witness how the case came about.