The incident occurred on Tuesday around 8:30 p.m.
Mumbai:
A 34-year-old woman was harassed by a man on a footbridge in Kurla area, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, who was beaten up by some passersby after the incident, has been taken into custody and is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital, an official said.
The incident occurred on Tuesday around 8:30 p.m.
After getting down at Chunabhatti suburban railway station, the woman was walking down the footbridge towards LBS Road when, in the darkness, a man grabbed her from behind and said she was his wife, the official said.
The woman raised the alarm, but he tried to pull her towards him by her hair, the complaint states.
Some passers-by came to her aid and beat up the accused, the officer said.
Teams from Dharavi and Kurla police stations rushed to the scene after the alarm was raised and took the accused, identified as Ganesh Prasad (42), into custody.
Prasad, a resident of Khar, was taken to the hospital as he sustained injuries in the brawl.
A case under Section 74 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered against him and an investigation is underway, the police official said.
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