Pune: One booked for outraging woman’s modesty

TNN | Updated: May 5, 2020, 10:40 IST

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PUNE: The Sinhagad Road police on Sunday booked a man on the charge of harassing and outraging the modesty of a woman.
Police said the complainant stays in the same housing society as the suspect.
“The man used to flash torchlight from his cellphone at the woman whenever she was in her balcony. The complainant, who works for a private company, said the man was staring at her for the past 10-12 days,” an officer from the Sinhagad Road police said.
The suspect has been at home since the lockdown was enforced in the city due to the spread of coronavirus.
“On Sunday, the woman wanted to buy something from a neighbourhood shop. She left her house and when she reached the ground floor of her building, the suspect came down rushing and grabbed her hand,” the officer said.
“He then told the woman that he was following her for the past few days and flashed the cellphone light at her in a bid to grab her attention,” the officer added.
The officer said the woman felt uncomfortable with the man’s unsolicited advances and approached the police station to lodge an official complaint against the man.
“Our investigation is on,” the officer said.