The Bengaluru police arrested a person from Kerala Sunday for allegedly groping a lady within the Suddaguntepalya space of the Karnataka capital earlier this month in an incident which went viral on social media, sparking outrage.
In accordance with the police, the arrested man has been recognized as Santosh, a resident of Tilak Nagar in Bengaluru. They mentioned he labored as a driver at a high-end automobile showroom in Whitefield.
Sarah Fathima, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South-East), mentioned 5 groups had been shaped to nab the perpetrator, who was present in a hideout close to Kozhikode in Kerala. “We had analysed as many as 700 CCTV footage… spanning Madiwala, Mico Format, and Tilak Nagar,” she mentioned.
The police produced Santosh Daniel earlier than the the Justice of the Peace and have taken him to 6 days police custody. A police officer mentioned that Santosh confessed to the crime and in addition admitted he was drunk on the night time of the offence.
“He noticed two girls strolling residence and adopted them in Bharati Format. He initially tried to strike a dialog however once they ignore, he began following them and later groped one in every of them. He assumed that the ladies wouldn’t complain and by no means thought that the act can be additionally caught in CCTV digital camera,” the officer mentioned.
On April 3, at round 1.52 am, Santosh allegedly groped a lady when she was strolling on a road beneath the Suddaguntepalya police limits. Though the girl didn’t file a criticism, the police registered a First Info Report (FIR) primarily based on a criticism lodged by a resident beneath Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 74 (molestation), 75 (sexual harassment), and 78 (stalking).
The incident sparked a political controversy after Karnataka Dwelling Minister G Parameshwara referred to as it an “remoted incident”, and mentioned “such incidents happen as soon as shortly in such a giant metropolis” like Bengaluru. The minister later mentioned his remarks had been misinterpreted by the media.
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