Two men have been arrested for chasing a 31-year-old woman, who was inside a cab, for over a km, sexually molesting and abusing her while recording a video of the act. The incident happened in a posh part of south Mumbai, Maharashtra
The accused, Shahrukh Abdul Kareem Solanki (28) and Mohamed Barkatli Sheikh (30), are residents of Madraswadi area in Worli. They were traced and arrested a week after a complaint was registered by the woman.
Senior Police Inspector Anil Koli of Worli police station said, “The woman had gone to meet her friends at Colaba area on November 26. On her way back home, she took a cab at around 11 pm.” During her trip, two bike-borne men suddenly started following her taxi.
“They started chasing her from Lotus junction. When her taxi reached Ceejay House, the two overtook her taxi. They abused the driver and forced him to stop the taxi,” said Koli.
As soon as the vehicle stopped, the two men started sexually abusing the woman and even recorded a video of the act, according to the woman.
“They outraged her modesty. In a bid to escape, the woman snatched the phone, threw it away and requested the driver to start the taxi, following which they sped away from the spot,” said Koli. The woman, who was traumatised by the incident, informed her parents about it, but they did not report the matter to the police station immediately.
However, a few days later, the woman and her parents approached Worli police, after which a case was registered on December 9 under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 294 (obscene acts and songs), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code.
When the police scrutinized CCTV footage from the area, the registration number of the bike was not visible. “We then took CCTV grabs of the incident and circulated them among our informers. Through their appearance, we managed to identify them, following which they were traced to their house at Madraswadi area,” said an officer. The two men were then arrested.
Last month, two Muslim men in a Mercedes car had chased and molested two minor girls while they were returning home from tuition classes in an autorickshaw in Andheri suburb of Mumbai. A few days later, a Korean YouTuber was molested by Muslim youthin Khar suburb of the metropolis – she managed to extricate herself with the aid of two Hindu youth who were watching her livestream.
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