05 February,2009 09:37 AM IST | | Rita Ghose
The CCTV cameras on the floor of ISKCON guesthouse in Juhu where American national Sandy Hignis (28) was allegedly molested on Sunday have been sent by the temple management to the Juhu police.u00a0
Hignis had been staying at room number 401 of the guesthouse attached to the famous Hare Rama Hare Krishna temple since January 29.
Hearing Hignis's cries, ISKCON temple manager Braj Premdas and a security guard had rushed to her room.
"We have a high security facility and CCTV cameras on every floor. We tried but were unable to play the CCTV footage, so we handed the tape over to the Juhu police. The woman probably had a nightmare. She is not part of ISKCON. We do not know what her intentions behind staying with us. But we sympathise with her," said Premdas.
About the CCTV footage, Niket Kaushik, DCP (Zone IX) said, "Disclosing too much could hamper investigations. We are getting some technical assistance, and have some definite leads and are in the process of confirming them."
Premdas said that each room in the guesthouse has just two keys. "Our guests have one key, while the other remains with the reception staff, and we are sure that none of our staff members is involved, and the attacker did not come from the gallery as the gallery door was locked when we entered the room."
"I went there personally as our guest house manager was out of town."Hignis checked out on February 4 according to ISKCON records."
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"After the incident Hignis came back to take her luggage and the room is sealed. We are waiting for her to collect her belongings, if any, in the room,"said Parijata Devidasi, communication manager, ISKCON.
Hignis filed a First Information Report (FIR) on Sunday. According to Deepak Khatkade, senior police inspector, Juhu the FIR contains many clues that could help the police crack the case.
He said, "We have made no arrests and have only called in more than 20 people who were in the vicinity at the time of the incident. We are on the verge of cracking the case."
