MUMBAI: In a six-day trial, one of the fastest in the recent times, a magistrate court on Tuesday convicted a 56-year-old man for three years’ rigorous imprisonment for molestation, outraging the modesty of a woman and stalking. The police completed probe within eight days and filed the charge.
The incident took place on September 18, near Marine Lines. The victim, a 25-year-old woman, was walking in the evening when the accused, Rajkumar Tandel, 56, started chasing her. He opened his trouser zip and flashed his private part. “The victim called the police and by the time they arrived, some passersby had caught the accused and handed him over to the police,” said an officer. PSI Pallavi Jadhav, investigating officer, gathered information about his criminal record. Two cases of crime against women at Cuffe Parade police station and one at Azad Maidan police station were registered him. He was convicted twice in the past.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
