MBA graduate molested by autorickshaw driver, male co-passenger, pushed out of running vehicle in Thane

Mumbai: A 23-year-old woman in Thane near Mumbai was allegedly molested in an autorickshaw and later thrown out of the vehicle, police said on Friday. 

The incident comes days after the brutal gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman and murder of her nine-month-old baby by three men travelling with her in a shared autorickshaw in Gurgaon.

The Thane victim, who received injuries after she was thrown out of the autorickshaw last night, was rescued by some passersby and was taken to a nearby hospital where she is undergoing treatment.

The woman, a management graduate who works with a fitness firm in Mulund, was returning home from work at around 9.30 pm when she got into a shared autorickshaw. 

Her male co-passenger was already seated in the vehicle. As soon as their autorickshaw began its journey, the co-passenger allegedly started touching her inappropriately. When the woman objected to it, the autorickshaw driver, instead of helping her, took a turn and headed towards Pokhran Road No. 2 in Thane. 

Later, the co-passenger and the autorickshaw driver allegedly beat up the woman. They then pushed her out of the vehicle at an isolated spot and fled.

Some passersby found the woman lying on the road and took her to a hospital. 

A complaint was registered and four police teams have been formed to trace the autorickshaw driver and the unidentified passenger.

The Naupada police registered a case of molestation, kidnapping, physical assault and criminal intimidation.