Two booked for assaulting woman cyclist in Mumbai

Two men were on Sunday arrested for allegedly molesting a woman cyclist at Worli here, police said. The incident had occurred in the wee hours of Saturday, when the woman was on her way to Haji Ali, an official said.

"The accused, who were going on a motorcycle, had touched the cyclist inappropriately and even went ahead smiling at her," he said. The woman had later lodged a complaint at Tardeo police station against the duo, following which an offence under section 354, 34 of IPC was registered, the official said.

The accused were identified as Scheldon Alfred Fernandes (20) and his aide Rahul Desai (24), he said. Police also recovered their motorcycle, which they had used in the crime, the official said.

(With inputs from agencies.)