On Saturday, MIDC police arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old girl in a lift of society in Andheri.
According to Hindustan Times, the incident took place in November and after the incident, the accused fled the city. The accused was identified as Kamlesh alias Vakil Yadav (45), was arrested after being tracked to Silvassa in Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The incident took place when the girl had stepped out of her society in Andheri East to go to a shop, that is when the accused spotted her and started following her back to the society.
After returning back to society the girl entered the lift and Yadav also entered. When the lift’s doors closed the accused started molesting the girl, later the girl informed her parents about the incident but the accused had managed to escape the spot. While investigating the case the police found footage of the accused in the CCTV recordings of the society. The cops during the investigation tracked the accused to Silvassa in Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The accused also has been previously convicted in a robbery case and also has criminal records against him.