The couple involved in the viral video showing public indecency aboard an NMMT bus, last month, has been identified and traced by Kamothe police. The girl, aged 21, is a resident of Kalamboli and works as a lab assistant, while the 23-year-old boy, from Rasayani, is employed as a delivery boy at the same laboratory
According to Kamothe police, the duo was located after investigators reviewed CCTV footage from various points along the Panvel. The breakthrough came when footage revealed the location where the couple alighted from the bus, allowing authorities to track them down.
The incident, which occurred around in the month of April, gained widespread attention after a video of the two engaging in a sexual act inside the MH 43 H 5332 NMMT bus surfaced online. The bus had stopped at Kalamboli Circle traffic signal at the time when another commuter from a Volvo bus passing by, shot the video. A complaint was filed by the transport department of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation prompting police to register a case under Section 296 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for obscenity in a public place, along with relevant provisions of the Maharashtra Police Act.
Senior police inspector Vimal Bidave confirmed that the couple was aware of the video going viral but their families were unaware until officers visited their homes during the investigation.
The girl, who was reportedly emotionally disturbed due to the fallout, was given counseling support by the police before being presented in Panvel court along with the boy. The court imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 each on the pair as a penalty for public indecency.
