Maryanna Abdo, a writer by profession, encountered a horrific instance of harassment on the streets of Mumbai and she took to Twitter to nail down the perpetrator. According to Abdo, a man masterbated while looking at her in broad daylight and ran away on being confronted.

Maryanna Abdo, a writer by profession, encountered a horrific instance of harassment on the streets of Mumbai and she took to Twitter to nail down the perpetrator. According to Abdo, a man masturbated while looking at her in broad daylight and ran away on being confronted.

Abdo, however, managed to click a photo the man and has tweeted out it out.

Please RT-this man just masturbated at me on the street in broad daylight. Ran away after a confrontation. pic.twitter.com/VwzLndJvaw — Maryanna Abdo (@MaryAbdo) August 17, 2015

According to her tweet, a couple of people came to help her but the man ran away.

To clarify, here's the guy. These other two were kind enough to respond to my calls for help. pic.twitter.com/aMzULT1uCj — Maryanna Abdo (@MaryAbdo) August 17, 2015

People on Twitter have expressed their shock and disgust over the incident and Abdo's tweets have got a lot of support on social media.

The Chief Minister's Office in Maharashtra has responded to Abdo's tweets. According to a CMO Maharashtra tweet, CM Devendra Fadnavis has directed Joint Commissioner of Police Deven Bharti to look into the matter.