Assistant police inspector arrested for stalking, molesting woman cop in Mumbai

The complainant said the accused kept stalking her repeatedly due to which she was compelled to approach the police in Mumbai.

The police said Deshmukh was angry and believed that a complaint filed by the woman earlier had led to his transfer. (File)

Mumbai: An assistant police inspector posted in the control room has been arrested for allegedly molesting and stalking a woman officer in Malad (east) on Tuesday night. He was produced before a magistrate court on Wednesday where the Kurar police will seek his police custody for further investigation.

The arrested accused, Deepak Deshmukh, 40, and the complainant know each other and both live in Malad (East). The police said Deshmukh believed that earlier this year, an inquiry was initiated against him on the woman’s complaint, and he was transferred to the police control room from a police station.

On Tuesday, Deshmukh went to the complainant’s residence and allegedly held her hand. He also allegedly sent obscene text messages to her.

The complainant told the Kurar police that she had tolerated Deshmukh’s harassment but he kept stalking her, compelling her to file a complaint against him.

Based on the complaint, the Kurar police registered an FIR against the API under IPC sections 354 (molestation), 509 (act, word or gesture done to insult woman’s modesty) and 67 A (transmitting obscene content in electronic form) of the IT Act. Deshmukh was arrested soon after.

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