A jeweller has been arrested by Andheri police for allegedly attempting to rape a 12-year-old girl in her building at Andheri East. The incident took place at 11 am on January 20 when the man kept an eye on the girl while she was playing with her friends and then followed her when she started to go inside the building. He grabbed the girl and tried to force himself on her but the child managed to escape and took the elevator home.

The building's CCTV camera captured the man, Tejtaral Sumirmal Jain, 58, masturbating near the staircase after the girl's escape. The girl informed her parents about the incident. They went looking for Jain but he had left by then. They then registered a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.