BENGALURU: A 22-year-old man was arrested on charges of sexually harassing a nursing student in her rental home. The accused is Masurel Shaik of West Bengal, a resident of Ejipura.Police said the nursing student, 22, is from Mizoram and has been living in the rental home with her friends since April.
The student was asleep when she heard someone repeatedly knocking on the door and ringing the calling bell around 3am on Saturday. She opened the door and Shaik barged in and allegedly tried to sexually abuse her.
She pleaded with him to leave, even offering to pay him to do so. Meanwhile, two of her friends woke up and screamed for help. Some of their neighbours rushed to the spot and managed to catch Shaik. He was beaten black and blue before being handed over to the cops.
