Man arrested for outrage of modesty at Little India

A 55-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in a case of outrage of modesty at Little India.

The police said they received a report on Oct 27 at around 6.15pm that a 27-year-old female victim had been molested by an unknown man along Veerasamy Road.

Police officers established the identity of the man and arrested him within 17 hours of the report being made.

The offence of outrage of modesty carries a jail term of up to two years, or a fine, or caning, or any combination of such punishments.