Speaking to mid-day, Senior Inspector Kantilal Kothambire of Mulund police station said, “The victim was demanding his money back from the accused Suresh Maske but he was not returning it. On July 6, Maske took the victim to the godown and tied his hands and sodomised him. Later, the accused also burnt the victim’s private parts with a candle. The victim was admitted to Sion hospital and doctors also performed surgery on his private parts. The victim is now out of danger. We arrested the accused and produced him in court where he was remanded in police custody for four days.”

“We have arrested the accused under sections 377 (unnatural sex), 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the IPC,” Senior PI Kothambire further said.