A 37-year-old man was arrested for allegedly masturbating in front of a 26-year-old woman in a moving bus while she was on her way to Sangam Vihar on Tuesday at around 9 pm. The woman reportedly sought help from passengers who were in the bus but nobody came forward to help her. She then proceeded to take off her sandals and thrash the man, before calling the police.
The accused a 37-year-old man identified as Mukesh Ranjan Kumar is an event management employee. He allegedly masturbated in front of the survivor in a crowded bus playing between Kapasheda to Badarpur.
According to the police, the despicable incident occurred at around 9 pm on Tuesday when the woman was traveling home from work on route no 717. It was reported that the woman was sitting in the seat reserved for women when the man came next to her and starting harassing her, he took off his pants in the moving bus and started fondling himself.
Taken aback by his behavior, the woman shouted for help but no one came forward to help her despite the bus being packed to the capacity. Following which she took matters into her own hands and beat him up. She called the police when the bus reached Chattarpur and the accused was arrested, police said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Vijay Kumar stated that a Police Control Room (PCR) call was received about a quarrel at Chattarpur bus station at 9:07 pm.
"Local police rushed to the spot to inquire. The complainant gave a written complaint regarding obscene act of exhibiting private part and used criminal force by trying to catch her hold from hand with an intend to outrage her modesty, when she was travelling in route no 717. She had boarded the bus from Kapashera," said the DCP.
"The accused was caught in the bus and handed over to police. He is working in an event management company at Rangpuri and boarded the same bus from Mahipal pur. He was drunk at the time incident," DCP revealed.
A case under section 354 and 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against the accused. He has been arrested in this case and sent for medical examination.