According to the girls, the accused — who is around 30 years old — unzipped himself in front of them at 11.45 am near Galleria Mall. (Representational image)

Mumbai: An unknown motorcycle-borne man indecently exposed himself to four college-going girls near Powai’s Hiranandani area on Thursday morning.

The girls, 19-year-old students, were returning home from college at the time of the incident. The police has registered a case of stalking and act intended to insult the modesty of a woman against the accused and is examining closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera footage procured from units located around the area.

According to the girls, the accused — who is around 30 years old — unzipped himself in front of them at 11.45 am near Galleria Mall. When the shocked girls reported the matter to the guards of the nearby Eterniya building, they were allegedly shooed away. One  girl then dialled the police helpline number, 100, and reported the matter, following which officers arrived at the spot to record her statement.

Speaking about the steps being taken to nab the accused, police spokesperson Rashmi Karandikar, DCP (operations), said, “A team is checking CCTV footage while another is interrogating shopkeepers who might have seen the accused previously.” The girls managed to note down the last four digits of the accused’s licence plate: 3735.

Exposure of private parts in public is a non-bailable offence and, if convicted, the accused can be sentenced to 1-3 years behind bars.