The Pimpri police in Pune arrested a 43-year-old bouncer on Sunday for allegedly committing an obscene act in front of a 24-year-old woman at a bus stop. The incident occurred on May 21 at the BRTS stop on the Mother Teresa flyover in Chinchwad.
According to Senior Police Inspector Vijayanand Patil of the Pimpri police, the accused, identified as Zakir Shaikh, was taken into custody from Chinchwadenagar in Chinchwad after an extensive review of CCTV camera footage.
Patil explained that on May 21, while the woman was waiting for a bus at the BRTS stop, the accused sat in front of her and began engaging in an obscene act. The woman shouted at him, but he ignored her. When she started recording the act on her phone, he initially moved toward her but then fled the scene.
The woman later approached the police and filed a complaint. Initially, the police had no leads on the suspect's identity. They then began checking CCTV footage from the area. Patil said, “We checked over 70 CCTV footage clips and traced the accused. While on the run, he had changed his clothes. However, we identified him by the color of his shoes and arrested him.”
The police are currently verifying whether the accused has any prior criminal record. The investigation is ongoing.
