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Delhi Man Spits Paan on Woman Face, Calls Her ‘Coronavirus’; Held

During investigation, police analysed the CCTV footage of Vijay Nagar area and searched for a white colour scooter. After identifying the scooter, the accused was nabbed on Wednesday, police said.

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Updated:March 25, 2020, 8:33 PM IST

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New Delhi: A 40-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly calling a woman “coronavirus” after spitting paan on her face in northwest Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar, police said.

The accused has been identified as Gaurav Vohra, a resident of Model Town, they said.

On Sunday, the woman lodged a report alleging that a man slowed down his scooter, spat paan on her face and called her “coronavirus” at a street, a senior police officer said.

Thereafter, a case under IPC section 506 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) was registered at the Mukherjee Nagar police station.

During investigation, police analysed the CCTV footage of Vijay Nagar area and searched for a white colour scooter. After identifying the scooter, the accused was nabbed on Wednesday, police said.

The vehicle was recovered from his possession, they added.

Vohra works at a cooker manufacturing factory at Anand Parbat, the police said.

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