As the security of women in the national Capital deteriorates day by day an incident of a Chinese woman student allegedly being molested by a flower pot vendor in south-east Delhi’s Kailash Colony came up, police said on Friday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, south-east district, Romil Baniya said that the accused has been identified as Mahavir alias Avinish and was arrested after an intensive search by several police teams. He said that the incident took place on the morning of February 28. The victim is a student of lady Shri Ram College of Delhi University.
“The victim allegedly enquired about couple of flower pots but when she was quoted high price for each of them, she refused to take the flowers and was about to leave. That is when the vendor allegedly molested the victim,” said the police official.
Based on the complaint of the victim, a First Information Report was registered under Section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code was registered at the Greater Kailash police station and several teams were formed to nab the culprit.
Mahavir was finally arrested on Thursday from his residence in Badarpur and was produced before a Delhi court. Further investigation in the matter is underway.