Borivli police arrested a 47-year-old man late yesterday night for sending lewd smses to housewives in Dahisar and Borvili area. The accused, identified as Rajesh Vajdhani, was staying in a rented accommodation at Auripada, Dahisar (E). He was absconding since last month after a housewife from Borivli registered a complaint against him for sending obscene text messages. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/feb/Sim-Card.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 334px;" /> Representation pic According to the police, Vajdhani used to procure personal documents of his friends and close relatives and then get SIM cards based on them. &ldquo;He used to get five to six SIM cards based on one document and send smses from different SIM cards to his victims,&rdquo; confirmed sub-inspector Umesh Sawant of Borivli police station. Surprisingly, none of Vajdhani&rsquo;s relatives or friends came to know about the SIM cards being procured under their names. &ldquo;We are still trying to find out why his relatives and friends lent their identity proofs and other residential proof documents to the accused,&rdquo; added Sawant. Vajdhani&rsquo;s luck ran out when his attempt to lure one housewife led the victim to approach the cops and register a case. According to the victim, Vajdhani first introduced himself to the victim&rsquo;s family members in a temple at Borivli. He then befriended the family. Later, he began harassing the victim. Fed-up with the lewd smses and phone calls, the victim informed her family members following which a complaint was registered in the first week of January. However, Vajdhani was absconding since the complaint was registered. On a tip-off, the Borivli police came to know that he was at his residence in Ahmedabad. A team was dispatched yesterday morning and he was nabbed, said Sawant. &ldquo;He has been booked under one case of sexual harassment. However, there are five to six non-cognisable offences registered by women against him as well,&rdquo; he added. Vajdhani has been booked under Section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) and forgery under the IPC. According to the police, Vajdhani claims to be the owner of several properties in Mumbai and Ahmedabad and runs a small business.

The accused used documents of his kin and friends to procure several SIM cards and harassed housewives residing in Dahisar and Borivli with lewd messages and calls

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