Three in police net for molesting girl

Three youths were arrested by the Deonar police for molesting a 20-year-old girl on Sunday.

Three youths were arrested by the Deonar police for molesting a 20-year-old girl on Sunday. The incident occurred when the victim was on her way to Bainganwadi from Zakir Hussain Nagar. She had gone to the place to meet her boyfriend,however,the two got into an argument and she left the place alone,police said.

On the way she was accosted by a man who asked her to accompany him and even offered Rs 1,000. The victim resisted and within a few minutes two other youths arrived on a bike. They took the victim on their bike to a deserted ground nearby, said senior police inspector T Bhalerao of the Deonar police station.

According to the police,the youths took the victim behind a water tank at the ground where they tried to molest her. However,the girls boyfriend soon reached the spot. After our fight I realised she had gone home alone and I set out to find her. I was passing the ground when I spotted a youth from my locality and heard some screams coming from behind the tank. I rushed there and immediately pushed the boys away from her, the victims boyfriend said.

The girl suffered minor injuries and scratches on her arms. Her medical report is awaited,police officials said. The youths Shabi Khan (19),Yasin Khan (28) and Mohammed Jamal Sawant (28) were arrested on charges of molestation.

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