Rakesh or Irfan? Cops zero in on paedophile

—S Ahmed Ali 

April 14, 2014
Mumbai: The special investigating teams formed to trace the serial child molester suspect him to be a man called Rakesh. The cops said that in most of the 13 cases, he had identified himself as Rakesh; in Sahar Road (Andheri) case, he changed his name to Irfan.
    “There must be some connection with these names. This could be his real name. He may be using different names according to hisconvenience, which needs to be probed further,” said an officer.
    Meanwhile, the police have released a sketch of the accused. They have sought help of informers and unofficially announced handsome reward for providing any clues leading to his arrest. Police have even contacted eye specialists to help them identify the accused who has some defect in one of his eyes. Till Saturday eight of 13 victims confirmed that the perpetrator was the same person caught in CCTV footages.

Sketch of the suspect