A girl can be seen jumping off a moving autorickshaw in the Maharashtra district of Aurangabad in a video that has been making the rounds on social media.
The auto driver tried to molest her; as a result, she jumped out of the moving car onto a busy road in an effort to flee the crime. Syed Akbar Hameed, the alleged driver, has been detained.
The victim girl, who suffered a head injury, has been receiving care at a local hospital in the interim.
The incident was caught on camera by CCTV systems that were deployed nearby.
The video showed that as soon as the girl jumped off the car, multiple individuals rushed to assist her.
In order to assist the girl who was lying on the road, several cars also came to a stop.
Following the event, a case was opened at the Kranti Chowk Police Station in Aurangabad under the POCSO Act, which protects children from sexual offences.
Police inspector Ganpat Darade Quoted, “The minor student was travelling to her home in an autorickshaw from the Usmanpura area when the driver spoke profanely and molested the girl, after which the girl realised 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.”