A 25-year-old woman returning from a night out with her friends was sexually assaulted by the security guard of her own building in the early hours of Friday in Mumbai’s Powai. Police have arrested the guard who has been sent to police custody till February 1.
In the latest addition to crime against women in Mumbai, the woman, who runs her own dance classes, was sexually assaulted by the security guard of her own building. According to police, the victim had gone for a party with her two friends. All three returned early that morning by an autorickshaw, where her male friend dropped the victim at her building and went ahead.
The Mumbai Police say the victim’s brother found her lying on the floor with injury marks when he went to walk the dog early next morning. He rushed her to the hospital.
The doctors who examined the victim found injuries in her private parts and informed the Powai police station. The police zeroed in on two building security guards and seized CCTV footage from the building. During their questioning, one of the guards, 32-year-old Pramod Upadhaya, kept changing his statements. DCP Mohan Dahikar said, “We checked the CCTV footage and found discrepancies in the statement by Pramod and what the CCTV was showing, when we confronted him he confessed to the crime.” The DCP said, “We have booked him under the amended law of rape and robbery.”
The incident highlights how vulnerable women in Mumbai have become. Recently, the Mumbai Police was pulled up by the National Women Commission for callous attitude they shown in the alleged rape and murder case of software engineer Esther Anuhya. Mumbai Police Commissioner Satya Pal Singh said, “I want to assure the people of Mumbai, especially all the women, that the city is safe and we are working hard to keep it safe.” He added, “We have detected the Powai case within a few hours and Mumbai Police will work to ensure that everyone felt safe in the city.”
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