One person was arrested today on charges of molesting a woman at his home in the Mitra Para area of Madral within the limits of Jagaddal police station, the police said.
Gour Chakraborty (52) used to practice palmistry and a housewife today approached him for consultation, said a senior police officer adding, Chakraborty tried to allegedly molest the woman once she was in his room.
The woman then raised an alarm prompting a section of local residents to barge inside Chakraborty's house and ransack it. They also beat him up and then handed him over to the police, the officer said.
The palmist was arrested and investigations were on, he added.
