Nagpur:
A man sexually harassed a schoolgirl in his autorickshaw in a remote area on his way to her home from school in Nagpur on Wednesday afternoon. The car driver was arrested after a video of the incident taken by a local resident was shared with police.
The disturbing video shows the suspect attempting to pull the 15-year-old towards him and forcibly kiss her. The girl turned away from him, gestured and asked him to start his car, and showed the video. In the next shot you see him start his car and move away from the frame.
After seeing the video, the police went to the place where the incident took place. After searching the CCTV footage, they spotted the driver, but his car number was not visible in any of the clips. But officers noticed a Mercedes logo on the vehicle that led them to the suspect.
“The car had two Mercedes logos on two sides. We went to a nearby car point where we found the vehicle. When we questioned the man after showing him the video, he admitted to the crime,” police said Inspector Laxman Kendre.
The police officer said they established the girl's identity from the name of the school written on her uniform.
The parents, shocked by the incident as the suspect was known to them, are yet to file a formal complaint. “Even though the parents have not filed a complaint, we have filed an FIR ourselves,” he said.
“When we called the girl's parents, they were shocked because the car driver knew them and took the girl to her school every day,” Kendre said.
He also urged parents to closely monitor the behavior of their teenage children. “If you monitor behavior, these incidents can be avoided,” he said.
Also in these cases, the inspector advised parents to file a complaint. “There is nothing to be afraid of,” he said.
(With inputs from Sanjay Tiwari).