Thane: A shocking incident unfolded in Thane city, Maharashtra, where a man allegedly molested a woman and beat her elderly mother after the woman’s pet dog barked at him. The incident took place around 4:30 pm on Wednesday at Takarda in Kasarvadavli locality.

According to the complaint filed by the 39-year-old victim, her pet dog barked at her neighbor, Gautam, as he passed by her house. Enraged by the barking, the 25-year-old man allegedly picked up a stone with the intention of attacking the dog.

“The victim woman’s 64-year-old mother reprimanded him over his act. On seeing this, Gautam’s mother and another woman started arguing with the victims. The three accused beat up the mother-daughter duo and molested them by tearing the complainant’s dress,” the official said.

The case was registered based on the victim’s complaint against Gautam, his mother Maya (50), and Nayana Thapar (40) under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The charges include sections 74 (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace).

Authorities are investigating the case further as the victims seek justice for the ordeal they endured.

 

 

(WIth PTI Inputs)