Mumbai Police arrest professor for alleged molestation of woman doctor on flight

The Mumbai Police have arrested a professor from Patna who allegedly molested a woman doctor board a Delhi-Mumbai IndiGo flight.

Mumbai: The Mumbai Police have arrested a professor from Patna who allegedly molested a woman doctor board a Delhi-Mumbai IndiGo flight earlier this week, officials said here on Friday.

The accused, identified as 47-year-old Rohit Shrivastava, and the 24-year-old woman were seated next to each other on the flight that took off at around 5.30 a.m. on Wednesday morning from New Delhi.

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As per the victim’s complaint, the accused touched her inappropriately with malicious intent, shortly before the flight was preparing to land in Mumbai.

Taking strong umbrage, the doctor and professor had a loud altercation, and the victim informed the flight crew.

After the flight landed, they were taken to the Sahar Police Station which registered a complaint of sexual harassment against the professor, invoking IPC Sections. 354 and 354A and arrested him, said the official.

On Thursday, he was produced before a court which sent him to judicial custody and later granted him bail even as further investigations are underway.

An IndiGo official said that the airline is likely to issue a statement on the incident later Friday.