Man accused of masturbating in front of an American woman in Mumbai has been arrested by the Colaba police.

An FIR was registered against the man on Tuesday for outraging a woman's modesty. The police had recorded the woman's statement.

Following the incident, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had directed Joint CP Deven Bharti to look into the matter.

An expat living in Mumbai had alleged that a man masturbated in front of her in broad daylight. Maryanna Abdo posted the man's photo on Twitter and said that he ran away after being confronted.

She also added that the other two people, dressed in olive-green in the photo, were kind enough to respond to her calls for help.

Later, Abdo thanked people on the micro-blogging site for the overwhelming support she received from across India.

"I am now in touch with the police here and am handing this matter over to them. I have therefore decided to take down the picture," she had tweeted.