A judicial magistrate court in Pimpri Chinchwad of Pune district has sentenced an accused to six months of imprisonment within three days of registering a molestation case in Hinjewadi police station. Judicial Magistrate (judge) Shradha Dolare also imposed a fine of Rs 9,000 on a 31-year-old convict Sameer Shrirang Jadhav, adding, "If he fails to pay the fine, then he will have to stay in jail for one more month.

According to an official statement issued by Deputy Commissioner of Police Anand Bhoite, the case was filed on January 25 after a woman filed a complaint in the Hinjawadi police station, alleging that a hotelier entered her residence and molested her after threatening to kill her.