A 22-year old woman was allegedly molested by an inebriated man in Malwani in suburban Mumbai on December 25.
The man had entered the woman’s house asking for a glass of water and locked the door behind him, Mid-Day reports. He then attempted to rape the woman. When she tried raising an alarm, he covered her mouth. Neighbours heard the ruckus and grabbed the accused, taking him to the Malwani police station after.
However, the woman’s family claims the police were apathetic to their complaint, so much so that the man managed to hail an autorickshaw and flee from the police station.
The accused is still at large, but the police has assured the family that he will be caught.
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