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Groping: Asian gets jail

Manama

An Asian suspect who groped a woman twice in a local mall will spend one year behind bars.

The 25-year-old Pakistani national reportedly touched the woman's back twice while she was leaving cinema hall with her husband and children. The 30- year-old Arab victim told prosecutors that she initially thought it was an accident. 

"But I have become certain he did it consciously when he did it again," the woman, who is living in Saudi, said.  

"After the first touch I looked at him, and he apologised, but he repeated it and just kept his hand on my back. So I turned back and I slapped him," she added.

However, the accused denied any wrongdoing, and said, "I didn't mean to molest her. I touched her because it was a crowded place and I was in a hurry." 

The accused reportedly tried to escape from the police station after he was arrested. 

The High Criminal Court has ordered him to be deported after he completes his jail term.