Autorickshaw driver held for assaulting woman, father in Thane district

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An autorickshaw driver has been arrested for allegedly verbally abusing a woman and assaulting her and her father in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Saturday, reported news agency PTI.

The police on Friday nabbed the accused, Sahil Pathan, in connection with the incident that took place in Bhiwandi town on Thursday, an official said, reported PTI.

He said the woman was walking in the Navi Vasti area with her father around 8 pm when Pathan allegedly made inappropriate remarks and grabbed her.

The official said when the woman's father intervened, the accused picked up a metal sheet lying nearby and attacked him with it, reported PTI.

Pathan has been booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 74 (assault or use of criminal force against a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty), 118(1) (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous means), and other relevant provisions.

Man held for operating sex racket at housing complex in Thane

A man has been arrested for allegedly running a sex racket from his flat in a housing complex in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Saturday, reported PTI.

Based on a tip-off, the anti-human trafficking cell (AHTC) of the Thane police raided the premises on February 12 and rescued a woman, senior inspector Chetna Chowdhari said, reported PTI.

She said the accused, Dattaram Sawant (58), was using the flat in the Vartak Nagar area to operate the racket, reported PTI.

The official said a case was registered against the accused under section 143(1) (trafficking of person) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (PITA).

(With inputs from PTI)