Police were able to trace and arrest a 24-year-old molester and assaulter quickly, thanks to his addiction to gutkha. Mohammad Shahrukh Babunisar Khan has been arrested for molesting a commuter at Vasai railway station.

On February 22, the complainant, 25, was on an elevator when a young man suddenly hugged her from behind, officers told mid-day. She slapped him and in response, the man beat her and ran away. She tried to follow him, but the escalator was going up, while the man ran down quickly.