Man arrested for sexually harassing woman at Delhi Metro station
India Today
A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a woman at Jor Bagh metro station.
Delhi Metro Police has arrested a 40-year-old man in connection with the alleged sexual harassment of a woman at Jor Bagh metro station, police said on Wednesday.
The accused has been identified as Manav Aggarwal, a resident of Kotla Mubarakpur. The accused had fled to Nepal after the incident and had recently applied for anticipatory bail.
According to police, the incident was noticed through Twitter where the woman had narrated her ordeal.The woman, a resident of Gurgaon, was contacted and she stated that while she was travelling from Huda City Centre to Jor Bagh Metro Station on June 2, she faced an incident of sexual harassment.
The woman alleged that when she was travelling in the metro on the Yellow Line, a man approached her and sought her help for locating an address.After helping him, she got off the train and sat on a platform to book a cab. The accused again approached her and asked about the address further, she claimed.
When she was trying to see the file, he thrust his private part into her face, the officer said. Thereafter, a case was registered at INA Metro police station.
During the investigation, police analysed the CCTV footage in and around entry and exit points at all metro stations of the Yellow Line. Police located the accused while he entered the Sikanderpur metro station via an escalator at gate number 1 in the morning.
Further analysis found that the accused bought some fruits from near Sikanderpur metro station. He also entered a saloon in the nearby area where he stayed for 20 minutes. Police enquired from the barber and analysed the mode of the payment, which was made through e-wallet, police said.
