Mumbai: The Naupada police have launched a manhunt for an unidentified man who allegedly molested and pushed a 23-year-old girl in a share auto rickshaw late on Wednesday night.
According to the Naupada police, the victim, who is a dietician by profession, took the auto from the Mulund Check Naka to go to her residence on the Pokhran Road in Thane (west) at around 9:45 pm on Wednesday and some distance ahead, felt her copassenger, a man in his thirties, touching her inappropriately.
"The victim has said in her statement that she got scared and was contemplating getting out of the auto when she felt herself being pushed and fell out of the moving auto. She sustained injuries to her face and was rushed to the Jupiter Hospital, where she is currently admitted," said an officer with the Naupada police.
The hospital authorities subsequently informed the police and a team was sent to the hospital to record the victim's statement.
"We have registered an FIR of outraging a woman's modesty, assault and criminal intimidation under the Indian Penal Code against unidentified persons. A sketch of the accused has been prepared based on the description provided by the victim and we're making inquiries with local informants and auto drivers who ply share autos at night between the Mulund Check Naka and the Pokhran Road stretch," the officer added.
