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Mumbai Molestation: 12 accused deny involvement

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Posted online: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 12:00:00
Updated: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 07:30:10


Mumbai, January 9: Twelve of the 14 youths, arrested for allegedly molesting two NRI women on New Year Day, on Wednesday denied any involvement in the incident, while one of them claimed he was not even in the city that night.

"Twelve of us were passing through the area that night when we saw a crowd of around 150 people. Three of us went to check as to what was happening and our photographs were clicked. It was very dark," Nilesh Bagaitkar told a press conference in the building compound in suburban Vile Parle where the group of 12 youths stay.

Two NRI girls hailing from Gujarat and settled in USA, accompanied by two men, were molested and groped by a crowd of over 70 men on exiting from a five-star hotel in suburban Juhu after a dance performance by actor Bipasha Basu. Two press photographers had clicked pictures of the incident.

Fourteen youths, including one who had surrendered, were arrested by the police on Friday and all the accused were freed on Tuesday after being granted bail.

A relationship manager with a private insurance company Amit Kapoor, who was also arrested, said, "I was celebrating with friends in (Navi Mumbai's) Vashi that night and also have proof of the same. Police took me saying I will be treated as a normal man but instead arrested me falsely."

Mohan Jadhav, the chairman of the housing society, where the group stays, questioned as to who gave the right to the media to call the boys as ‘accused’ in the case and added he was the one who had handed over the twelve to the police.

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drunk NRI ladies walking on street after midnight by Pramod Kumar on 09 Jan 2008

I have lived in USA for over 25 years and never had this type of problem during my visits to India. Most good hotels bell men get a fine taxi ready at the step of the hotel in no time. I wonder how long they have lived in USA and what is their status in USA, who went to this 5 star hotel and got drunk and decided to walk to their home in early morning hours in drunken state. what type of morons were their NRI husbands?

attack NRI-- Says KVPatil MA,LLB.. by KTVReddy on 09 Jan 2008

Dummy's Guide to Fortune!! 1. Get married to NRI and make him pay for your visa to UK/USA/AUS etc.Such fake marriage certificate readily available at anadnagar Pune.If trouble contact Kalpana Bhnage at anadnagar Pune!! or even call Ramesh Bhnage at poona.Hospitals!! 2. Stay with him at his expense and travel most exotic places on the world at his expenses. ask vasantRokade at MIDC.Satara!! 3. After you get residence permit in few weeks, Call police and register a fake Domestic Violence case ageist him. No ned to even go to the court or Poilce.just one call to 999. 4. Apply for Home right application, expel him from his own home and stay happily at his home at his expense.call Dr ashok Rokade at miidland.NHS for help!! 5. Apply for green card/ILR to stay and work in the country as Victim of Domestic Violence. No cost to you and all will be done by single visits to Citizen Advise Centre .just go to landresgitry,.co.uk,download form 11 and fax 2 pages!! 6 after you get greencard, come back to India and get married to your old BF or find one new for you. You are richer by a million rupee if you compare average value and asset of average NRI. These has been tested by my ex. at satara and now she is cohabitating with her cousin!! All at my cost!! The littlest victim. Who has paid the biggest price of all. WWW.VASANTROKADE-EXPOSED.COM

Shameful act by Anand M on 09 Jan 2008

It's a shameful act on this new year 2008 which should be criticised by the every one of the society. This act shows some persons ill mental thinkings

Open Mind by Mrs Chaarulata on 09 Jan 2008

Let us not spoil the new year celebration. The girls should be open minded on new year eve. They needs to come out from century old mindset.

Molestation by Raj A Iype on 09 Jan 2008

We won't know for sure until the police give their version. Why were these 12 arrested? Did the pictures reveal their involvement. Or, is the Police Commissioner who early on downplayed the incident covering his ass?

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