Sarabjit Singh, who was arrested and later released on bail on Monday night for allegedly harassing a 20-year-old Delhi University student in west Delhi's Tilak Nagar area, is now crying foul.
Talking to news agency ANI, Singh, a resident of the Paschimpuri area of west Delhi, claimed that the girl was an Aam Aadmi Party supporter and had levelled allegations against him for gaining political mileage.
"She just wants to be famous," he said.
"My son is innocent, the girl is misusing her political connections," his mother added.
However, the victim's parents were combative.
"So what? If she supports a political party, does that give anyone the license to harass her," her father asked.
Sarabjit (26), was arrested and booked under Sections 354A (punishment for sexual harassment) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of IPC after the girl uploaded his photograph on Facebook.
In her complaint, the girl told police that she was confronted by the accused at a traffic intersection in Tilak Marg, where he allegedly passed lewd remarks at her with several others looking on.
The woman reportedly took a photograph of the number plate of Singh's motorbike and, when she was about to take a photograph of the accused, he posed for it, despite being told that she was going to report the matter to police. He later sped away.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal later lauded the final year English literature student's courage and said in a post on twitter, "Congratulate... her bravery. Girls of Delhi should follow her & speak up against such unacceptable acts."
