Mumbai: 34-year-old woman dragged by hair on skywalk in Kurla, accused held

A 34-year-old woman was harassed by a man on a skywalk in the Kurla area. The incident took place around 8.30 pm on Tuesday, August 20.

The accused, who was beaten up after the incident by some passersby, was taken into custody and is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital, an official said.

After getting down at the suburban Chunabhatti railway station, the woman was walking down the skywalk towards LBS road when a man caught hold of her from behind in the darkness and said she was his wife, the official said.

According to the complaint, the woman raised the alarm, but he tried to pull her towards him by grabbing her hair. Some passersby came to her help and thrashed the accused.

Teams of Dharavi and Kurla police stations rushed to the spot after being alerted and took the accused into custody. He has been identified as Ganesh Prasad (42).

Prasad, a resident of Khar, was taken to hospital as he had suffered injuries during the thrashing.

A case under section 74 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered against him and a probe was underway, the police official said.