Overview
- The 27-year-old French national was allegedly molested shortly after midnight on November 8 while walking near her Bandra residence after visiting a friend in Pali Hill.
- After the French consulate coordinated a complaint about a week later, police identified the accused as 25-year-old scrap dealer Sunil Waghela from Dharavi.
- Investigators reviewed footage from more than 50 cameras, traced the scooter’s registration number, and used technical surveillance and informers to locate the suspect.
- Some nearby footage had been overwritten, but police say recovered video shows the rider following the woman before stopping next to her and fleeing, and they suspect prior stalking.
- A case is registered under BNS Section 74, the motorcycle has been seized, the accused is in police custody, and officers are checking his past record with the probe continuing.