A 31-year-old man was recently caught red-handed sexually abusing a two-year-old neighbour in Kandivli. His female neighbours have accused him of stealing their undergarments. In the past, the man had also flashed a 14-year-old girl in the same neighbourhood, but a case was not registered against him at the time, said the police.

“The mother of the minor girl had witnessed the sexual abuse on August 8. When the mother screamed at him, the accused threatened to harm her if she told anyone,” said an officer privy to the investigation.