The building's CCTV camera captured the man, Tejtaral Sumirmal Jain, 58, masturbating near the staircase after the girl's escape
The accused, Tejtaral Sumirmal Jain, was caught with the help of CCTV footage
According to police, the girl's screams for help alerted other kids in the area who also ran home. Assistant police inspector Ganesh Pisal of Andheri police station said, "In another CCTV footage, we also found Jain masturbating next to a parked motorbike. We combed the area but he was not found. Later, we took help from shopkeepers and identified him."
Jain is a resident of J B Nagar, Andheri East. According to police, he used to run a jewellery shop which had shut down a few months ago. His wife died last year and his two sons are settled in the United Kingdom. He is currently in judicial custody.
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