The accused was allegedly beaten up by local residents after the woman raised an alarm, drawing people to the spot. A 30-year-old man has been taken into custody for allegedly molesting an 18-year-old woman and attempting to lift her, in Pune’s Katraj area, police said on Monday.
Senior Police Inspector Sudarshan Gaikwad of Bharati Vidyapeeth police station confirmed the incident to IANS and said the accused lived in the same locality. He added that the accused would be produced before a court on Monday. The accused has been identified as Jitu Kishorilal Saroj, a native of Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district. The woman had gone to visit her friend, Mansi Gaikwad, and was waiting for her when the accused allegedly approached her. The ongoing struggle and the woman’s cries alerted people in the surrounding area, who gathered at the spot. The police also received information from the accused man’s brother that he had allegedly behaved similarly towards women when he was living in Uttar Pradesh. This information is part of the details shared by the police, and further verification would be required to establish the allegations. The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident and the allegations against the accused.
The incident took place on October 24 at around 6.30 p.m. in front of Samarth Dairy, near Sukhsagarnagar, according to the police.
He currently lives in a rented house in the Vidyanagar area along Katraj-Kondhwa Road in Pune, police said. Gaikwad said a case had been registered against the accused at Bharati Vidyapeeth police station.
The locals allegedly caught hold of the accused and thrashed him before the police arrived and took him into custody.
