Maharashtra Girl Jumps Out Of Speeding Auto To Escape Sexual Harassment

In a shocking incident, a 17-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Aurangabad suffered a severe head injury after she jumped off a speeding autorickshaw to escape sexual harassment.

A minor girl in Aurangabad, while returning home after tuition, chose to jump off a moving autorickshaw after the driver tried to molest her. The incident was caught on nearby CCTV.

Girl jumps out of auto

According to reports, the girl, 17, boarded the auto-rickshaw around 12 pm. The driver started conversing with her during the journey. Initially, started by asking her simple questions about her belonging, however, when the driver allegedly made sexual advances, she got scared and decided to jump off the vehicle.

Reports claimed that the accused auto driver has been identified as Syed Akbar Hameed and has been arrested. He allegedly made obscene remarks while the girl was travelling in his auto on November 13 after finishing her tuition classes.

A case has been registered at Aurangabad’s Kranti Chowk Police Station under the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).

The CCTV footage from a shop captured the moment the girl jumped off the autorickshaw on a busy road. A car narrowly missed her, swerving at the last minute. Unmoved for a few minutes, the girl could be seen shaking her legs, later in the video. The nearby pedestrians were seen helping the girl.

The survivor has been admitted to MGM Hospital after she sustained a head injury.

In an official statement, Police Inspector Ganpat Darade said, "The minor student was going to her home in an autorickshaw from the Usmanpura area when the driver spoke obscenely and molested the girl, after which the girl understood that something was wrong with her, then at the same time Silli Khana complex of Aurangabad Jumped out of the moving auto in which the girl got hurt on her head and has been admitted to the hospital."

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