Lucknow man poses as son's pal, molests woman

LUCKNOW: A woman was allegedly molested in Madiaon by a youth who pretended to be her son's friend. A case was registered against one Rahul Singh (21) on Saturday in connection with the July 11 incident. He has been arrested.
According to the 45-year-old complainant, she was on her way home from her workplace in Gomtinagar on Thursday night when the accused met her. "It was 9pm and I had reached near Ramleela Ground, where I ran into him (Rahul). He said he was a friend of my son and that his mother wished to talk to me. He sounded very convincing and I went with him to his house. But, there was no one else. When I sensed something foul, he quickly shut the main door and tried to force himself upon me," she said in her complaint. The woman told police she somehow managed to wriggle free and escape. She filed a written complaint at Madiaon thana only after she could come to terms with the initial shock. SHO Santosh Singh said a police team searched the said address, but found no one at home. "The accused was later nabbed from a nearby locality following a tip-off. He has been booked for outraging the modesty of a woman, wrongful confinement and punishment for causing hurt," the officer added.