Hyderabad: Police have arrested an 18-year-old youth for masturbating in front of a woman in an elevator at Ameerpet Metro Station.
The incident occurred when a woman passenger took an elevator. The youth, who was chasing her, also entered the lift and started masturbating.
Scared, the woman immediately rushed out and alerted the security personnel. Security men immediately swung into action and nabbed the man. He has been identified as an 18-year-old Raju of Odisha.
He was later handed over to SR Nagar police. Police have booked him under section 70C(uses any threatening, insulting or obscene words or gestures) of CP Act.
According to the police, Raju had noticed that the woman was alone and followed her into the lift. Watching a video on his mobile phone, he took off his clothes and began masturbating, police said.