Mumbai: 25-year-old Manipur woman fights back after being assaulted, gets arrested

The woman and her three friends were arrested after a scuffle broke out
when the attackers passed abusive comments, called them ‘Nepali’ and
heckled them.

A 25-year-old Manipuri woman who fought back after a group of men
allegedly assaulted her, was on Sunday arrested in Kalina area of
Mumbai, along with her three friends. Only two of the attackers have
been nabbed.

According to a Hindustan Times report,
the incident took place when the victim was returning from a birthday
dinner at a friend’s place. The accused allegedly passed abusive
comments, called the victims ‘Nepali’ and heckled them, when they were
waiting for an autorickshaw. However, when they protested, a scuffle
broke out and the accused slapped the woman and her friends were
assaulted.

“The woman was arrested as she threw a stone at one of her attackers
as a result of which he started bleeding from a wound to his head,” said
police.

The police have registered two cross-complaints and have also
arrested the two alleged attackers Sudharshan Gaikwad, 46, and Deepak
Gandhala, 25. The charge of molestation has been added as the woman was
also slapped.

“I will have to check if the accused used words like ‘Nepali’. It is
possible the accused are uneducated and do not know it is an offence,”
Mahadev Wavale, senior police inspector, Vakola police station told the
daily.

The accused have been remanded in police custody for two days. The
Manipuri woman and her friends were denied bail as they do not have a
permanent address.