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MAPUSA: A woman travelling on an inter-State bus from Mumbai to Goa took a brave stand and bashed up a male tourist for allegedly harassing her during the entire journey.
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Police stated that the man in drunken stupor allegedly ignored the woman’s repeated warnings and continued to harass her during the entire journey.
According to sources, the woman stated that the tourist allegedly played loud music on his mobile phone and passed derogatory remarks against women while travelling in the bus and did not lower the volume of the music in spite of requests by the woman and many other fellow passengers.
When the bus conductor tried to intervene, the accused then allegedly asked the former to mind his own business and even tried to offer him liquor to stay away. He then continued to harass the woman and others on the journey enroute.
Unable to bear with the trauma through the entire journey, the woman patiently waited for the bus to arrive at Mapusa, grabbed the tourist by his collar and began thrashing him only to be joined by locals. The incident was captured on video has since gone viral on social media.
The 45-year-old woman, a resident of Chembur, Mumbai, Maharashtra, later lodged a written complaint at the Mapusa Police Station against the accused and his friend for allegedly passing derogatory comments towards women and viewing unwarranted videos on their
mobile phones.
In response to the incident, members of the public, after being alerted by the woman, intervened and manhandled the duo and handed them over to
the police.
Upon inquiry, the individuals identified themselves as Rittal Birandar Shaw, 31, from Jharkhand, and Giriver Shuhtai Nirale, 30, from Chhattisgarh.
“Given their actions and the resulting public fear of imminent danger to life and property, there was a strong likelihood that the two individuals might commit a cognizable offence in the near future. To prevent any untoward incidents and maintain peace within the jurisdiction of Mapusa Police Station, both individuals were arrested under Section 170 of the BNSS 2023,” police said.
