Mumbai Police has arrested the man who is accused of masturbating in front of an American woman in public. The FIR was registered against the man on Tuesday for outraging a woman’s modesty. The police had recorded the woman’s statement.
He was, however, released on bail shortly after his arrest on a personal bond of Rs 5000.
“Gopal Valmiki, who is in his late 20s, was apprehended by police in early morning hours,” said Colaba police station senior inspector Vinay Gadgil.
The action comes after the woman on Tuesday flayed the man on social media for masturbating in front of her in public near Gateway of India while she was on her morning walk.
Maryanna Abdo claimed on Twitter that Gopal Valmiki masturbated at her when she was taking a morning walk in the area, and ran away when confronted.
Valmiki, who works as trainee share trader at Bombay Stock Exchange, told police following his arrest that he was not masturbating at the American national and was just peeing when she looked at him.
She had received support from Maharashtra Chief Minister’s office too.
The accused has been booked under Section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman) of the IPC, Gadgil said.
