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Pune: Police arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly molesting a female passenger travelling from Pune to Nagpur for her father’s funeral on Tuesday. According to the information, the incident took place on Monday. The arrested accused has been identified as Feroz Shaikh, a resident of Kondhwa area of Pune and an engineer by profession.
The officer of Sonegaon Police Station said that the 40-year-old complainant, a resident of Chandrapur, was going to Nagpur for her father’s last rites. After the plane landed at Nagpur airport, the accused allegedly molested her. He said Shaikh had been charged with outraging a woman’s modesty (Section 354 of the IPC), sexual harassment (354A), and insult (509). He was remanded in jail custody on Tuesday.
A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) trooper aboard the plane intervened and stopped Firoz Shaikh before informing the police about the incident, the official said. The complainant told police that she initially thought her co-passenger was scratching himself and ignored him, but grew suspicious when he continued with the act and allegedly nudged and gestured to her in a brazen manner.
According to the police information, The woman wanted to call the cabin crew but by then the plane had already landed. Shaikh reportedly ran towards the rear exit and as soon as the doors were disarmed, he tried to escape. He added that the woman, a teacher, admitted that she dozed off shortly after takeoff and had no idea what the alleged criminal sitting in the window seat next to her was doing until she opened her eyes after hearing the announcement.
