Swedish national arrested for molesting woman at Mumbai hotel

The complainant is an Indian national who works in Singapore and was in India for business.

The Sahar police arrested a Swedish national on Friday for allegedly molesting a 42-year-old Indian national from Singapore at the reception of a luxury hotel in Andheri (East). The police said the incident had been captured on surveillance cameras.

The police said the incident had been captured on surveillance cameras.(Representational photo)

According to the Sahar police, the arrested accused is identified as Hakkan David Carlson, 37, a Swedish national who was on a visit to India. The complainant is an Indian national who works in Singapore and was in India for business. She has lodged a complaint against which a first information report was filed under section 354 (harassment) of the Indian Penal Code.

Confirming the arrest, senior police inspector of Sahar police station Shashikant Mane said, “The accused was produced before a magistrate court and has been remanded in police custody for a day. Further probe is on.”

Around 7am on Friday, the complainant was checking out of the hotel in Andheri (East). She was at the reception when Carlson, who was also staying in the same hotel, came to the desk and groped her. She raised an alarm and alerted the local police. Carlson had left the spot, but once the Sahar police arrived and checked the CCTV footage, they found the incident had been captured on camera.

Carlson was taken to the police station and later placed under arrest. He does not have a prior criminal record in India and was staying alone.