Click to play videoNew Delhi: All the 14 accused in the Mumbai New Year molestation case have been identified by the Hindustan Times photographers who were witness to the incident.
The Mumbai Police carried out an identification parade on Saturday afternoon and the lensmen identified all the accused as being present outside J W Marriot hotel on New Year eve.
The two photographers, came to the Arthur Road Jail and helped the police identifiying the accused.
They confirmed that the 14 men who had been rounded up on Thursday evening were among those who had molested the two NRI women on New Year eve outside the J W Marriot hotel.
The statements of the photographers, the Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Amarjeet Singh, his driver and a constable accompanying him were earlier recorded before a Special Executive Magistrate.
The Fourteen men who were detained were remanded to judicial custody till January 19 on Friday morning.
All of them were given bail on a surety of Rs 10,000 each. However, as they could not furnish the surety and personal bond, they were sent to the jail.
First Breakthrough
The first breakthrough in the case came when two of the accused — Ravi Shukla and Nilesh — surrendered at the Juhu Police Station. This led to a chain of arrests across the metropolis.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), K L Prasad said, "The photos confirm the presence of four of the men who have been arrested. Others who have been detained have confessed to being a part of the mob, but say that they did not molest the women. These men have been charged with unlawful assembly."
He also said that some more arrests are likely for it seemed that there were two to three different groups of men who molested the women.
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