MUMBAI: A 27-year-old French national was molested by a scooterist on a Bandra West road a little after midnight recently. The woman, working with the French consulate here for some time, was walking back to her place after visiting a friend at Pali Hill, just around a km away, when the scooterist started following her. He suddenly stopped next to her, molested her and sped away, police said.

While the incident happened around 12.25am on Nov 8, the consulate filed a complaint on Nov 14. Investigators reviewed over 50 CCTV recordings from the spot before identifying the suspect, Sunil Waghela (25). Based on the scooter's registration number, Khar cops arrested him from his home, around 100m from Dharavi police station, Saturday night, less than 24 hours after the French consulate filed

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