A 30 year-old Colombian national has made a shocking allegation who was stuck in Mumbai due to the COVID-19 lockdown that a junior police officer had made sexual advances on her at a hotel, said her complaint. The complainant said that she had filed complaint with the Mumbai Police through e-mail, which is confirmed by a senior police officer on Wednesday."I came to Mumbai on February 22 on a tourist visa and was staying in a Bandra hotel till March 31," the woman stated.
The woman in her statement said that she first approached the Colombian embassy in Delhi after she was left with no money. "Accordingly, an officer of Mumbai Police helped me check in a lodge in Marol in Andheri on April 1," she said in the complaint.She alleged that the concerned officer first asked her for a drink, which she refused. However, he kept sending me "flirtatious" messages on my phone, she alleged."A couple of times times he tried to force himself on me, but I screamed and pushed him out of the room. The officer told me that he was entitled to have physical relations with me since he is paying the rent for my accommodation and other expenses," she stated.
"I cried a lot and sent a video of mine to my country which went viral and then some Mumbai municipal corporation officers along with a doctor came to me on April 18 and gave me some food. They also enquired about my health (sic)," she stated. An NGO helped to shift to a hotel in Andheri , said the complainant. President of the NGO said, "We received her video which was in Spanish language, after which we got it translated into English. We were shocked whatever she revealed in the video about the officer and we have offered her a safe shelter until the lockdown ends". "We are conducting an inquiry into her allegations. If the officer concerned is found guilty, we will take action as per legal provisions against him," said a senior police officer. The junior officer against whom the allegations were raised is attached to Sahar police station and has denied all the charges.