A 53-year-old solicitor and film-maker from Colaba reportedly has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old college student under the pretext of giving her a break in modelling and the fashion industr
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oi-Sanyukta Thakare
By Filmibeat Desk
A
53-year-old
solicitor
and
film-maker
from
Colaba
reportedly
has
been
arrested
on
charges
of
sexually
assaulting
a
17-year-old
college
student
under
the
pretext
of
giving
her
a
break
in
modelling
and
the
fashion
industry.
According
to
reports,
the
Colaba
police
have
booked
him
under
IPC
sections
354A
(assault
or
criminal
force
to
woman
with
intent
to
outrage
her
modesty)
and
under
the
stringent
Protection
Of
Children
From
Sexual
Offences
(Pocso)
Act.
The
girl's
mother
in
her
complaint
revealed
that
the
accused
had
approached
her
and
her
mother
on
January
7
in
a
pizzeria
in
Colaba.
He
said
he
could
make
a
career
for
her
in
the
glamour
world
of
fashion
and
modelling
and
asked
them
to
meet
at
his
office
at
the
Pasta
Lanes
in
Colaba.
The
accused
reportedly
described
himself
as
an
independent
editor,
legal
counsel
and
documentary
film-maker
and
is
prominent
across
social
media
channels.
He
later
assured
the
girl
and
her
mother
that
he
would
bring
them
prosperity
and
make
a
great
career
in
fashion.
On
the
next
day,
when
the
girl
reached
his
office,
he
made
her
try
out
several
different
outfits.
She
later
found
out
that
he
had
installed
CCTV
cameras
in
both
the
changing
rooms
she
had
been
asked
to
use.
Reportedly,
the
Colaba
police
said
they
have
seized
the
CCTV
cameras
and
footage
from
the
accused's
office
and
further
investigations
are
underway.
For
women
in
distress
help
available
at,
Central
Social
Welfare
Board
-Police
Helpline:
1091/
1291,
(011)
23317004;
Shakti
Shalini-
women's
shelter:
(011)
24373736/
24373737;
All
India
Women's
Conference:
10921/
(011)
23389680;
Joint
Women's
Programme:
(011)
24619821;
Sakshi-
violence
intervention
center:
(0124)
2562336/
5018873;
Nirmal
Niketan
(011)
27859158;
JAGORI
(011)
26692700;
Nari
Raksha
Samiti:
(011)
23973949;
RAHI
Recovering
and
Healing
from
Incest.
A
support
centre
for
women
survivors
of
child
sexual
abuse:
(011)
26238466/
26224042,
26227647.