A 12-year-old girl was allegedly stalked and sexually molested by a drunk police constable, currently posted in Mumbai Police’s Armed Police Force in Tardeo. He was on duty at Arthur Road Jail on the day of the incident. On July 12, the 45-year-old police constable returned to his building located behind Dhobi Ghat in the Mahalaxmi area, police officials told mid-day on Monday.

An official said, “He came home to his bachelor pad, where he lives with four to five roommates. He had consumed alcohol and later stepped out to buy some snacks. Around the same time, the victim, a 12-year-old girl who lives in the same building, was sent downstairs by her parents to buy groceries, and she encountered the constable at the shop.

“He playfully started chatting with the girl and then kept insisting that she accompany him to a nearby temple, luring her with the promise of prasad. However, she refused and continued shopping for groceries. After she finished, she headed back to the building, but as she reached the elevator, the constable had already followed her. He then offered to take her to the building terrace, grabbed her arm, dragged her into the elevator, and took her upstairs to the terrace,” said a senior police official privy to the case.