A Nationalist Congress Party office-bearer from Ghansoli was arrested on Thursday by Rabale police for molesting a 32-year-old woman.
The complainant is a neighbour of the accused Anandrao Tarate (42) from Gharonda in Ghansoli. The woman accused Tarate of inappropriately touching her at her house. Assistant Police Inspector Tukaram Nimbalkar said, “The complainant’s husband wanted to send a message to his wife but her phone was unreachable. So he contacted his neighbour Tarate and asked him to tell his wife to call him urgently. Tarate went to their flat and outraged the modesty of the woman.”
The woman approached the police on July 31 and registered a complaint. The complaint was registered after the police verified the incident. Tarate has been remanded in police custody for a day.