A 26-year-old Indian worker, sentenced for three months on charges of groping a compatriot woman at metro station here, will be deported after the completion of his jail term.
The Indian worker identified as JK was found guilty by the Dubai Court of First Instance for molesting a 40-year-old Indian woman when he drew his body close to hers in March this year, Gulf News reported.
The man will be deported after the completion of his jail term. During the hearing he pleaded not guilty in court, the report said.
"I was on the escalator when I lost my balance and slipped. I mistakenly bumped into her. I did not intend to touch her. Consequently she fell and I quickly held her arm to prevent her falling. I did not molest her," he said.
But the Indian woman said that the incident happened in Jebel Ali Metro station on a Saturday morning.
"I was on the escalator when I felt the defendant placing his body unnecessarily close to mine from the back. His behaviour angered me and I turned immediately to him. When I did so, I lost my balance but I did not fall as I grabbed the edge of the escalator," she told prosecutors.
"Then he held my right hand but I pulled it away quickly. When he groped me, I scolded him. People gathered around us and the police were summoned," she added.
However, the accused has already appealed the ruling and will appear before the Appeal Court soon.
