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A 21-year-old woman was allegedly molested and dragged with the vehicle by an autorickshaw driver in Maharashtra's Thane on Friday, the police said, according to the PTI.
A video of the incident has also surfaced following which the police have launched a manhunt to nab the auto driver, an official from Thane said, the PTI reported.
The incident took place at around 6:45 am on Friday. The woman is a college student, as per the PTI.
The woman was on her way to college when an autorickshaw driver standing on the road passed some remarks about her and when she questioned him, he caught hold of her hand and pulled her, senior inspector Jairaj Ranaware told the PTI.
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When the accused attempted to flee after this, the woman did not leave him. She held on to his hand even as he started driving the three-wheeler, he said.
The woman got dragged for about 500 meters with the vehicle and fell, following which the accused fled, the official said.
Based on a complaint, a case was registered under section 354 (assault or use of criminal force to any woman to outrage her modesty) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, he said, adding that teams have been formed to track down the autorickshaw driver who is absconding.
(with PTI inputs)
