Maharashtra: Woman fights molestation bid by autorickshaw driver, attacked by his people

The incident occurred on the intervening night of Friday (July 2) and Saturday when the woman was travelling alone in an autorickshaw in the Kolsewadi area

Mumbai: At least eleven persons were arrested on Saturday (July 3) for beating up a woman and her two male friends allegedly at the behest of an autorickshaw driver who tried to molest her, police said on Saturday (July 3). The incident occurred on the intervening night of Friday (July 2) and Saturday when the woman was travelling alone in an autorickshaw in the Kolsewadi area. "Taking advantage, the autorickshaw driver tried to molest the woman passenger, who raised an alarm and called up her two friends for help. As soon as the two men from Ulhasnagar reached the spot, the autorickshaw driver called up some local villagers, who thrashed the woman and her friends despite their plea to spare them. They were beaten up with belts and other objects. The woman was also molested by some members of the mob," police said quoting the FIR.