Media professional groped in Colaba

A search has been launched for a bike-borne man who groped a 25-year-old media professional in South Mumbai's Colaba area on Monday night, while she was returning to the hotel where she was staying.

Despite having the CCTV footage of the incident, the police are unable to track down the molester as the registration number of the bike is not visible in the recording.

The woman, a media professional from New Delhi, had come to the city recently for some business and was staying at a posh hotel in Colaba.

According to the police, the incident took place late on Monday night, around 1:30 am, when the woman was returning from a work meeting to the hotel.

The police said that as she got down from the taxi and was walking towards the hotel while talking over the phone, a speeding biker approached her from behind and touched her inappropriately, before scooting away from the spot.

"The shocked woman approached us and filed the complaint. We have registered a case of molestation and our investigation is on," said an officer from Colaba police station.

"The molester has been captured in two clippings of CCTV footage. But due to teh area being dark, the number plate is not visible. Our efforts are on to nab him. If needed, a sketch would be made of the molester," he said.