The Peenya police have arrested a 24-year-old man, who allegedly barged into the house of a home alone woman and molested her on Tuesday night.
The accused Krishnachand, a native of Assam and residing in Tigalarapalya in Peenya, was working in a factory and used to stalk a 20-year-old woman from Odisha, who lived alone. The woman had come to the city two months ago in search of a job. On Tuesday night, he followed her, barged into her house and tried to molest her, police said and added that the accused escaped after the victim raised alarm.
Based on her complaint, the police arrested Krishnachand on charges of outraging the modesty of a woman and remanded him to judicial custody. Meanwhile, the accused told the police that he was in a relationship with the victim and had gone to her house on her invitation. “We are investigating his claims,” a senior police official said.
