Mumbai: The Azad Maidan police station arrested a man in his fifties after he allegedly masturbated on a woman outside the Churchgate station on Thursday. The officials said that the man, who works in a shop, unzipped and indulged in the act, which was witnessed by some other people, who later raised alarm.
The accused was identified as Hariram Bhisnoi, a resident of Kalachowki area.
“The accused is mentally sound and he was in his senses when he indulged in the act. He was nabbed soon after the incident after the police control room was informed about the incident,” said Vijay Kadam, senior inspector of Azad Maidan police station.
The woman had come to the station to drop some of her family members when he came close to her and stood there. After sometime, the man brushed passed the woman, which raised her suspicions. She then found that her dress had been dirtied.
“The woman raised an alarm and informed the police control room. Some people, who had witnessed the incident, rushed and nabbed Bhisnoi. He was then handed over to the police,” said another police officer.
Bhisnoi was booked under Section 354 (molestation) of the IPC and was produced in a local court on Friday. He was remanded in judicial custody.
