CCTV footage played a key role in tracking him down. Nagpur: A serial flasher who targeted women at multiple MahaMetro stations was arrested at Chitar Oli Metro station on Sunday after a week-long hunt.
On October 22, Metro security officials were alerted that a 17-year-old girl was allegedly subjected to obscenity near the lift at Chitar Oli Metro station.
Lakadganj senior inspector Mukund Kawade said Ramteke had been allegedly targeting female passengers at several Metro stations along the Aqua line, including Chitar Oli, Ambedkar Nagar, Prajapati Nagar, Vaishno Devi and Telephone Exchange Chowk. After Metro authorities received complaints, their security wing alerted police. As per police, the accused would position himself near the lift and wait for women commuters, leaving many of them shocked and frightened. A complaint was lodged with Lakadganj police, leading to registration of a case under POCSO Act and other sections of BNS. Police teams faced the challenge of identifying the suspect, as he would flee after committing the act. Sub-Inspectors Sujata Shelke and Sonali Shinde worked persistently to zero in on the accused and establish contact with survivors at Mahametro stations. Investigators subsequently examined CCTV footage from the area, which helped them identify the suspect. The Lakadganj, Shantinagar and Kalamna police teams worked in sync to nab the accused at Chitar Oli metro station.
Sources said the flasher has a 22-year-old son and 26-year-old daughter and had been disowned by his family. A labourer from Kamptee, he lived alone in a rented accommodation at Kalamna area of Nagpur.