A year on, 21-year-old Vakola woman awaits justice, claims frame-up

Updated On: 04 February, 2022 01:36 PM IST | Mumbai | Anurag Kamble

After facing several hardships to file a case of molestation last year, complainant says police framing someone else to shield accused; cops tell mid-day investigation is still on

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The manager of Yacht Resto Bar, Bandra said the accused was not related to them and was a customer. Pic/Atul Kamble

No justice for a 21-year-old Vakola resident, who had to run from pillar to post last year to report a case of molestation at a Bandra eatery, as she alleged that Bandra cops are trying to frame some other person in a bid to shield the real accused. She claimed that the management of the eatery had also tried to hush the matter by allegedly offering ‘free service’ to settle the case.

The incident

As per the FIR filed with Bandra police last year, the complainant and her friend had gone to Yacht Resto Bar in Bandra on January 27, 2021 when the incident took place. She claimed that around 8.55 pm when she was heading to the washroom one unknown person tried to grope and molest her. When she tried to escape, another accused threatened her. According to the complaint, the accused was likely from Gujarat. “When he tried to grope me, he said: come to Gujrat, I will make your life. I understood from his dialect that he is from Gujarat,” the woman said.

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