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Mumbai Police Arrest Dharavi Man in Molestation of French Consulate Staffer in Bandra

Officers traced a scooter by registration within a day of the consulate’s complaint to locate the suspect.

Overview

  • The assault occurred around 12.25 a.m. on November 8 as the 27-year-old walked home in Bandra West after visiting Pali Hill.
  • After the French consulate lodged a complaint on November 14, Khar police reviewed more than 50 CCTV clips and traced the scooter’s registration.
  • A special team led by DCP Dikshit Gedam and ACP Adikrao Pol arrested 25-year-old Sunil Waghela near his Dharavi residence using technical tracking.
  • Investigators registered an FIR under BNS Section 74 and recovered footage showing the scooterist tailing the woman, stopping beside her and fleeing, though some recordings were overwritten.
  • Waghela was produced before a Sunday holiday court in Bandra and remanded to police custody as inquiries examine possible stalking and his presence in Bandra late at night.