Mumbai, May 23: An Ola driver, identified as Sureshkumar Yadav was recently arrested for molesting a woman during a trip from Nariman Point to Powai in Mumbai on Monday evening. According to a Times of India report, the accused committed the crime, after the young woman started feeling giddy and fell asleep on the front seat as the cab took the Eastern Freeway.

Reportedly, when the man noticed that the girl was not feeling well, he only asked her to come to the front seat as it can be pushed back and stretched. Telling her that she will be able to get some sleep. On the pretext of adjusting the seat, he touched her inappropriately twice. Initially, the woman ignored, thinking that it was accidental. But, he pulled her cheeks, and asked her to go back to sleep, as he continued to grope, and molest her.

The woman was actually on her way to meet a friend at Chandivli, she immediately WhatsApped her friend about the offence and sent her location status. They then went to the Police station to lodge a complaint. After obtaining details from the cab aggregator about Yadav, Police arrested him.

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