Sri Lankan woman molested inside lift in Kuwait

26 Dec, 2016

An unknown person molested a Sri Lankan woman inside the lift of a building in the Farwaniya area in Kuwait, Arab Times reported.

The suspect escaped after the incident. The woman was reportedly boarding the lift to her apartment when the stranger dressed in sports clothes joined her.

To her surprise, the man touched and fondled her inside the lift, but he escaped when she called the guard of the building for help. Later on, she went to the area police station to file a complaint. A case was registered.

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