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The woman raised the alarm, but he tried to pull her toward him by grabbing her hair, according to the complaint.
The woman was walking along the footbridge towards LBS Road after alighting from Chunabhatti railway station in the suburbs when a man grabbed her from behind in the dark and said she was his wife.
A 34-year-old woman was molested by a man on a pedestrian bridge in Korla district, police said on Wednesday.
After the incident, the accused was beaten up by some passers-by and has been detained and is undergoing treatment at a hospital, an official said.
The incident occurred around 8:30 pm on Tuesday.
The woman was walking along the footbridge towards LBS Road after alighting from Chunabhatti railway station in the suburbs when a man grabbed her from behind in the dark and said she was his wife, the official said.
The woman raised the alarm, but he tried to pull her toward him by her hair, according to the complaint.
Some passers-by came to her aid and beat the accused, the official said.
After being alerted, personnel from Dharavi and Korla police stations rushed to the spot and took the accused Ganesh Prasad (42) into custody.
Prasad, a resident of Khar, was admitted to the hospital with injuries sustained in the beating.
A case has been registered against him under Section 74 (outraging the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Code and investigation is on, the police officer said.
(This report has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from United News Agency-PTI)
