According to police, the accused, Mohammed Owais Aslam Quraishi (19) is a resident of Mahim and had been trying to woo the 15-year-old girl for a month. The girl is a resident of Gol Deval, JJ Marg and attends college at Mazgaon.u00a0

According to police, Quraishi used to follow the girl home from college and pester her to go out with him. When she ignored his advances, Quraishi threatened her, saying, “Tu isliye mujhe bhav nahin deti kyonki tujhe apne husn par bahut gurur hai (You do not give me importance because you are arrogant about your looks).”