The accused Wadala resident Nafeezul Shaikh works at a Zari Unit in Antop Hill, where the victim would regularly visit his uncle, said cops. On Wednesday afternoon, Shaikh went over to the victim’s residence at Antop Hill and lured the boy with sweets.

Shaikh then took the boy behind a generator van parked outside his building and tried to sexually exploit him. However, a mechanic working in a nearby garage heard the boy cry and went over to check. He caught Shaikh sexually abusing the boy and raised an alarm. Shaikh was then handed over to the police.