Thane: 20-year-old man arrested for peeping into COVID-19 facility woman's washroom

A 20-year-old youth was arrested for allegedly intruding into the privacy of a woman at Thane''s Global Hub COVID-19 facility, police said on Friday.

The accused identified as Fazel Haq Mohammad Umer Khan, a resident of Turbhe, was arrested held on Thursday night. Khan has been booked under section 509 of IPC, Senior Inspector AV Deshmukh of Kapurbawadi police station said.

"On Tuesday afternoon, the accused peeped into the bathroom when the victim was inside. He tried to flee when she raised an alarm but was caught by other inmates of the facility," he said.

The victim did not wish to continue the case, the Thane Municipal Corporation, which manages the facility, filed a police complaint after which Khan was arrested, the official said.