Person arrested for molesting a woman

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The city on Sunday arrested a 20-yearold mechanic for molesting a woman who was on a morning walk.

The accused has been identified as Ayyappa, who is a resident of Vyalikaval, and the incident is said to have happened in Vasanth Nagar in the city.

It was learnt that Ayyappa used to work in a garage and would take the bikes that were given for service and go around the area to target women.

A few days back, the accused had followed the victim, who was walking alone after dinner and allegdly groped her. The accused sped away after the victim raised the alarm.

Based on a complaint by the victim, the High Grounds Police verified the CCTV footage and tracked down the accused.

The accused has been booked for outraging the modesty of a woman and remanded into judicial custody, and investigations are on to ascertain whether the accused had similarly harassed other women, the police said.