Retired school headmaster surrenders to police in mall sexual harassment case

Team Udayavani, Nov 4, 2023, 2:16 PM IST

In a recent development, a retired school headmaster, Ashwath Narayana (60), has surrendered to the police in connection with a sexual harassment case at Lulu Mall in the city. The police investigation revealed that the accused had a pattern of harassing young girls and women in malls.

CCTV footage from the mall indicated that the accused had engaged in inappropriate behavior with several females during his visits. He often spent his weekends at the mall, taking advantage of the crowd to touch women and young girls inappropriately.

The police suspect that these actions might not be limited to Lulu Mall and are currently interrogating the accused further. The case gained public attention after a video of a young woman being sexually harassed by the accused at the mall went viral on social media, prompting a police investigation.

The video showed the accused man deliberately touching the back of the woman at the games zone in the crowded mall.

It also showed the man’s misbehaviour in another place. The victim had not protested after the misconduct.

The video was uploaded on an Instagram account and went viral on social media with the uploader stating that the incident had taken place at the famous Lulu Mall.

“Recorded this incident today evening around 6.30 p.m. in Lulu Mall Funtura Bengaluru. This man in the video was doing such a thing to the random women and girls around here. “First when I saw him in a very crowded area, I felt suspicious about him and followed him recording the video. Then I got this. Went to security and complained about this, then we came in search of him but failed. So informed the mall management and security. They said they’ll try to find that person and take action. Shame on such people,” the whistle-blower had stated.

(With  inputs from IANS)