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Woman molested and groped while out for a smoke in CP

The accused, who is yet to be arrested, also snatched her phone before fleeing the spot.

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A 32-year-old professor had to face a horrendous incident of molestation in Connaught Place (CP), the heart of the national Capital, on Thursday afternoon. A man groped her, unzipped his pants, and masturbated in front of her while she was taking a break from her work in a language school in CP.

The woman, Anita (name changed), had gone to the terrace of the building when the incident took place. The accused, who is yet to be arrested, also snatched her phone before fleeing the spot.

According to Anita, during her break at 1.30 pm, as usual, she went to the terrace of the building to smoke. A man in his mid 20s followed her to the terrace but she didn't pay much attention. The accused constantly stared at her while pretending to be on the phone. When she asked him whether there was a problem, he said there wasn't but did not move from the spot. Then he suddenly came in front of her and pointed at her breasts.

Speaking to DNA, the victim said: "I pushed him and threatened to call the police. Instead of feeling deterred, he unzipped his pants, pulled out his penis, and started touching himself. When I tried to run past him, he grabbed me and ejaculated."

Anita made another attempt to free herself and managed to reach the door of the terrace but the accused had apparently bolted it while coming up. By this time, the accused caught up with her and pushed her against the door. "He said he liked my breasts. I raised an alarm. He then snatched my mobile phone, hopped on to an adjacent terrace, and fled," she said.

Some office staffers who heard Anita's screams came to help her but the accused had fled by then. The CCTV footage showed the man following the victim but his face was hidden by a hoodie.

The woman immediately called the police and a case under Sections 354 (criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 342 (wrongful confinement), 356 (theft), and 379 (punishment for theft) has been registered at the Connaught Place police station. Also, the victim recorded her statement in front of the magistrate under Section 164 of the CrPC on Friday.

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