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Mumbai: Kandivali driver held for masturbating in his autorickshaw

Sandeep Shukla allegedly committed the perverted act while ferrying a woman

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A tweet of a 20-year-old girl's friend to the Mumbai police led to the arrest of an autorickshaw driver who was allegedly masturbating while ferrying the young woman.

"Hello @MumbaiPolice. A rickshaw driver was masturbating while looking at my friend in the rearview mirror. He picked her up today at 10.50 pm from Kandivali station. As soon as she realised, she panicked and got down midway. [MH 02 (UA/VA) 5177]. He's still roaming free out there!," tweeted the friend with handle @NeerajShetty at 11.40 pm on Monday.

The tweet was enough to send the Kandivali police into overdrive. The cops said they immediately registered a case and arrested the accused, identified as Sandeep Shukla on Tuesday afternoon.

The police said the woman boarded the auto outside Kandivali station for Dhanukarwadi. When the three-wheeler reached MG Road, she saw from the rearview mirror that Shukla was pleasuring himself. The woman asked him to stop at once and got down midway. She then informed her friend who reported the harassment to the Mumbai police.

Past Incidents

Recently, a woman had tweeted saying a young boy got into the First Class coach of a CSMT-bound local train from Thane. He kept staring at her and started masturbating.
Last month, a man in  an auto driver’s uniform allegedly masturbated in front of a 19-year-old girl who was jogging near the Powai lake

"After we were informed about the tweet, we took serious cognisance of the matter and sent officers to the victim's residence. Based on the available description and details, we launched a probe, and after scanning the CCTV footage, Shukla was arrested from his Hanuman Nagar residence in Kandivali East," said an officer from Kandivali police station.

Shukla has been booked under Sections 354(a) and 509 of the Indian Penal Code. If found guilty, he could be jailed up to three years.

There have been several instances of sexual harassment of women at public places, said the police.

Recently, a woman had tweeted saying a young boy got into the First Class coach of a CSMT-bound local train from Thane. He kept staring at her and started masturbating.

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