Mumbai: The Mumbai Police have arrested the man who had groped a Bengaluru woman in a cafe at Bandra. The accused was detained from his home in Rajasthan's Jaipur and was brought back to Mumbai.
Police, in its statement, said: "While the complainant was partying with his colleagues at 145 Cafe and Bar in Bandra, West Mumbai, an unknown person molested the complainant's sister named Noreen aged 30 years. A case was registered on 29.03.23 under Section 354 IPC. As the said crime was against a woman, considering its seriousness, the investigation of the said crime was started on priority."
"The crime scene 145 Cafe & Bar, Bandra, West Mumbai was checked through technical investigation (CCTV) and the said accused was identified. He was found to be in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The team of Santacruz Police Station detained the 22-years-old accused named Shrey Shreyansh Jain from his home in Jaipur and brought him back to Bandra police station. During questioning, the accused confessed to his crime and was subsequently arrested," the police said.
Police had earlier identified the man and registered FIR
The police had earlier identified and filed a First Information Report (FIR) against the man who had molested a 30-year-old woman from Bengaluru who visited Mumbai for a private party at a Bandra cafe and bar on March 25.
Instead of taking cognisance of her complaint, the resto-bar management had asked her to leave the pub. The victim was not able to register a formal complaint with the Mumbai police as she had an early morning flight. However, she took to various social media platforms to tag the Mumbai police and also acquired the CCTV footage from the pub where the unknown man is seen groping her.
Police asked victim's family to lodge a complaint
The city police then contacted her family in Mumbai and asked them to formally lodge a complaint so they can initiate an investigation into the matter.
On Wednesday night, the family registered an FIR which began the investigation. "After the FIR was filed, within a few hours itself we identified the suspect and the further probe regarding an arrest is underway,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 9) Anil Paraskar.
The woman, who works in Darjeeling, was in Mumbai for a friend’s engagement party and had gone out with her family to a resto-bar in Bandra.
While having a good time at the pub, she was suddenly groped by a drunk man next to her. She caught his hand, confronted him, and punched him, meanwhile, some of his friends apologised, while the others tried protecting him and asked her to calm down.
Pub management didn't take immediate action, says victim
According to the woman, she complained to the pub management, but they did not care to listen. “Except for one bouncer, no one spoke to us. We were asked to move away from the area and eventually asked to leave as well. His friends were allowed to stay on and we presume this man did, too,” she said.
The pub management later apologised to the woman but she said that the matter wasn’t dealt with urgency.
