Mumbai News LIVE Updates: French consulate staffer molested in Mumbai; accused held

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Family members, relatives and locals had resisted accused`s arrest 

When a police team nabbed the accused, his family members, other relatives and people from his community residing in Dharavi created a ruckus. However, they were tackled by the team and Waghela was taken into custody and later placed under arrest, he added. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Accused did not return home for three days

"Waghela did not return home for almost three days after committing the offence. He returned home only after thinking the matter was over," he said. A trap was laid in Dharavi, and the scrap dealer was caught late on Saturday after tracking his movement using technical assistance, said the official.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Using scooter`s registration number traced through CCTV, police identified accused`s address in Dharavi 

On November 7, the victim, employed by the consulate as a French teacher, visited her friend`s home in Pali Hill and was walking back to her accommodation at 12.25 am on November 8 when the assault occurred, he said. Using the scooter`s registration number traced through CCTV, police identified Waghela`s address about 100 metres from the police station in Dharavi, a sprawling slum colony, the official stated.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: `Accused had been following complainant on scooter before stopping by her side and speeding away after molesting her`

After the complaint was received, police scanned over 50 CCTV recordings from Bandra as part of investigation into the case. "We found Waghela following the victim on a scooter before stopping by her side and speeding away after molesting her. It is suspected the accused had been following the victim for a few days before committing the offence," according to the official.