Accused Mohd Saleem’s daughter on Thursday told police that she was molested by her father over two years ago and he continued to pass sexual remarks, following which the police registered a case under relevant sections of Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act against the accused.
A senior officer said the daughter, now 20-years-old, was a minor when the alleged molestation took place.
Neighbours alleged that Saleem had an evil eye on women and often misbehaved with the residents of the locality. They also claimed that he had named three neighbours who he “wanted to kill” during a fight with his wife on Monday.
Rude to neighbours
“The husband and wife used to fight often. On January 14, she asked him not to play loud music and a fight ensued between them. As it was audible to all of us, some of us started looking at his house and he asked us to stop doing so. He said he already had three people in his list, who he wants to kill,” said Sunita, a neighbour, who claimed to be one among the three.
Neighbours claimed that Saleem was always rude to neighbours and he kept staring at women. “He would often stand naked inside his house and look at women outside. He often instigated people to fight with him. He wouldn’t let anyone park their vehicle outside his house or even stand on the steps,” said Sonu, another neighbour adding that they never complained against him because they were scared that he’ll harm them.
The neighbours claimed that while his family stayed in the area for over 10 years, he only joined them two years ago after coming back from Mumbai. They said that he had a troubled relationship with his family and used to stay on the ground floor while his wife and two children stayed on the first floor.
Talking about his behaviour with the victim’s family, neighbours said that about six months ago, water bottle of victims — Anita and Ram Pal’s daughter Vidushi (8) — fell from their terrace, but did not hit him. However, he got angry, took a stick and went to attack the family. But the neighbours stopped him.
The police said that accused’s wife had also approached the court to have evicted from the house.