Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Man Posing as Eunuch Arrested After Alleged Powai Sexual Assault
Police say a man named Anil Shinde dressed in women’s clothes and claimed to be a eunuch.
He allegedly went to a woman’s home in Powai, Mumbai.
He said he could perform a ritual to bless her with a child.
The woman and her husband had been married for four to five years and did not have children.
The woman’s husband was at work when Shinde arrived.
An elderly relative opened the door.
Police allege that Shinde sexually assaulted the woman and took Rs 2,000 before leaving.
Police later traced the autorickshaw he used and arrested him in Kalwa that night.
Police allege that Anil Shinde entered a Powai woman’s home posing as a eunuch and wearing women’s clothes.
He reportedly promised to perform a ritual to bless the woman with a child.
Police said Shinde sexually assaulted the woman and fled with Rs 2,000.
The woman’s elderly relative opened the door while her husband was at work.
Shinde was arrested in Kalwa later the same night after police traced an autorickshaw from the building.
- Who
- Police identified the accused as Anil Shinde, 30; the alleged victim was a woman living in Powai with her husband and an elderly relative.
- What
- Police allege that Shinde posed as a eunuch, entered the woman’s home under the pretext of performing a child-blessing ritual, sexually assaulted her, and took Rs 2,000.
- When
- The alleged incident occurred on a Wednesday afternoon; Shinde was arrested later the same night.
- Where
- The alleged assault took place at a flat in Powai, Mumbai; Shinde was arrested in Kalwa.
- Why
- Police allege that Shinde used the promise of a ritual to bless the woman with a child as a pretext to enter the home.
- Accused
- Anil Shinde, 30
- Alleged location
- A flat in Powai, Mumbai
- Reported pretext
- Performing a ritual to bless the woman with a child
- Reported amount taken
- Rs 2,000
- Arrest location
- Kalwa
- Arrest timing
- Later the same night
- Police lead
- The autorickshaw Shinde reportedly took from the building