Pune man molests woman on road, tries to abduct her before locals catch him

An 18-year-old woman was sexually harassed and nearly abducted in Maharashtra’s Pune after a man allegedly touched her chest, pulled her shirt and attempted to take her away while she was waiting for a friend.Alerted by her screams, her friend and local residents rushed to her rescue, caught the accused and handed him over to the police.The incident took place outside Samarth Dairy in the Sukh Sagar Nagar area on Katraj-Kondhwa Road. The accused, identified as Jitu Kishorilal Saroj, 30, a native of Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly thrashed by locals before being handed over to the police.According to the police, the woman was waiting for her friend outside the dairy when the accused allegedly touched her inappropriately, pulled her shirt and attempted to abduct her. Her screams alerted her friend and nearby residents, who intervened and caught the man. The complaint also alleges that the accused threw and damaged another person's mobile phone during the incident.The Bharati Vidyapeeth Police have taken Saroj into custody and are investigating the case. - Ends