Mumbai, August 21 (TNA) A 25-year-old air hostess in Mumbai’s Powai area was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man who posed as a transgender person and entered her flat on the pretext of removing the evil eye, police said. The accused reportedly sprinkled water on her, placed his hand on her head and then assaulted her inside the apartment.
According to police, the incident took place on Tuesday afternoon in a housing society in Powai, when the accused gained entry after convincing the victim that he could help cure her ailing husband. The woman later told police that she allowed him in because she believed his claims, but he then threatened her and committed the assault.
The accused has been identified as Anil Shinde, 28, who was arrested from a slum area in Kalwa within hours of the FIR being filed. Police traced his movement through more than 100 CCTV cameras before nabbing him early Wednesday.
Police said Shinde had entered the building after winning over the security guard’s confidence and had gone from door to door before the victim opened hers. Investigators are also looking into charges related to black magic and criminal intimidation, apart from rape.