BENGALURU: A retired teacher who sexually assaulted a woman in a mall surrendered to the court. The 61-year-old accused Ashwit Narayanan was arrested after the footage of the sexual assault went viral on social media. He surrendered before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate. He is a native of Basaveshwara Nagar and is working as a head teacher in Dasarahalli.

Mobile footage of the incident that took place last Sunday was widely circulated on social media. The video was taken by someone who was in the mall at the time. At first it was thought that he may have accidentally touched the young woman, but when he went to another place where the women were standing, he handed over the footage to the security guard of the mall. Later, the mall manager lodged a complaint with the police. When the police reached the house and identified the suspect, he went into hiding. But after the video went viral, he surrendered to the court.