He was booked by the Guduvanchery police based on a complaint from a 42-year-old widow living in the same neighbourhood as Baskar. The complainant's husband died a decade ago.

The police said the woman supports her two young children by working as a domestic help and housekeeping staff.

For the last few months, Baskar has been harassing the woman, seeking sexual favours and even barging into her house when she was alone and attempting to misbehave with her.

He had further threatened her of physical harm if she refused his advances after which she filed a police complaint.