The Mumbai Police have arrested a 36-year-old businessman from Ghaziabad on a complaint filed by an actress, who alleged that she was molested while returning from Delhi earlier this month. While the actress in question is not identified, the accused has been identified as one Nitin.
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40-year-old actress, according to Times of India, had visited Delhi earlier this month before returning to Mumbai on 3 October. After the flight landed at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai around 11 AM, she got up from her seat to collect her luggage from the overhead storage area.
It was here when the woman said she felt being pulled by her waist from behind by a man. The woman reportedly reported the matter to the cabin crew staff, who advised her to send her official complaint by email. Meanwhile, the man was asked to stay aside as the cabin crew staff noted down his seat number and other details.
Mumbai | A Ghaziabad businessman has been arrested over molestation allegations by an actress, on a Delhi-Mumbai flight: Sahar Police Station
— ANI (@ANI) October 19, 2021
The accused was first identified as Rajeev by the actress. However, Rajeev denied any wrongdoing when the Mumbai Police contacted him. It was after he sent photos of himself and his fellow travellers that the identity of the prime accused became clear. The actress identified one Nitin as the man, who had allegedly molested her on the flight.
Nitin appeared before the Sahar Police Station on 14 October when he was formally arrested.