23-year-old man arrested for molesting woman in Mumbai

A 23-year-old man was arrested by Sakinaka police for allegedly molesting a 30-year-old woman around 11pm on November 2.

A 23-year-old man was arrested by Sakinaka police for allegedly molesting a 30-year-old woman around 11pm on November 2.

According to police, both the accused and the survivor live in the same society. On the day of the incident, the woman allegedly didn’t lock her door properly. An officer said, “She was watching TV and fell asleep. The accused then sneaked into her house and molested her.”

An officer from Sakinaka police station said, “The woman later approached Sakinaka police and lodged a complaint against the accused. We have booked him under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint) of the Indian Penal Code.”

“We arrested the accused on Wednesday night, and produced him before Andheri metropolitan magistrate’s court on Thursday. He was released on bail,” added the officer.