Minor actor molestation case: Mumbai Police says sufficient evidence against accused, requests restraint in discussions

The Mumbai Police on Saturday said that it has sufficient evidence against accused in the minor actor molestation case and requested “all citizens and netizens to exercise restraint while writing or speaking about the case.”

Accused Vikas Sachdev, 39, was arrested on December 10 for allegedly allegedly molesting the film actor on board a Delhi-Mumbai flight. He was on Wednesday sent to judicial custody till December 22.

Sachdev has been booked under section 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of IPC, and relevant sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) since the actor is a minor.

In statement posted on Twitter, Mumbai Police said much has been written and spoken about the case and “most of the conclusions drawn seem to be without appropriate knowledge of the facts of the case and based on hearsay.”

It also requested people to be “sensitive enough in our discussions keeping in mind the agony the minor victim must be going through.”

“Our action against the accused is backed by sufficient evidence against him and it has been under the scrutiny by the court of law. It is our request to all citizens and netizens, to exercise …read more