Irish tourist molested at Bangalore railway station

B D Narayankar reports
      
Bangalore, Apr 18 (PTI) An Irish tourist was allegedly
molested by a man in the waiting room at the railway station
here, following which he was arrested, police said today.
        "We arrested the person yesterday for molesting the Irish
tourist in the A/C paid waiting room at Bangalore Railway
Station. He has been sent to judicial custody," Railways
Superintendent of Police S N Siddaramappa said.
        The man, hailing from Davanagere and a frequent traveller
to the city, molested the 33-year old woman, who was down with
dysentery and dehydration as she reached the station at 6 am
yesterday, under the pretext of helping her.
        As the woman raised an alarm, he fled from the spot, the
SP said adding he was nabbed within an hour of the woman
filing a complaint.
        He has been booked under IPC section 354 (A) - sexual
harassment, Siddaramappa said.