ISL: Brazilian official claims she was molested by 'drunk' man at Delhi hotel

New Delhi: Delhi Police arrested a man after a Brazilian football official lodged a molestation complaint against him.

According to a report in the Mail Today, the incident occurred at a five-star hotel in east Delhi.

As per the victim's account, she was with two Indian colleagues in the hotel when she was 'grabbed and groped' by a drunk man. He was part of a group that had approached her.

The Brazilian national registered a hand-written complaint to police at 10.45pm on Wednesday.

She raised an alarm and was immediately helped by the hotel's security staff.

The accused has been identified as a certain Mr. Vinay Gupta.

Delhi Police claim to have arrested him in 'an inebriated state' under IPC section 354A.

“I was in complete shock and started shaking and crying out of fear. I never imagined that something like this would happen. I am living in India and despite what we hear, something like this never happened to me before,” the victim was quoted as saying by the Mail Today.

"A case has been registered in the Anand Vihar Police station and the accused was arrested from the place of the incident. He was found in an inebriated state. We are investigating the matter," Bhairon Singh Gurjar, DCP, East told the newspaper.