A 19-year-old woman and her husband were forced to jump off the running truck to avoid being molested by the driver and cleaner of the vehicle. On Friday night, the incident occurred near Wadi.
Before molesting the teenager, the accused threatened the survivor’s husband with a knife and forced him to get off the truck. Wadi police have registered a molestation case and arrested the accused, Irshad Khan (39) and Vinu Chavhan (21) of Madhya Pradesh.
According to report, the woman and her husband, who hail from Madhya Pradesh, had left their house over a family dispute. They were walking on a highway near Harda, Madhya Pradesh, when they spotted a truck going towards Nagpur on Thursday night. The driver gave the couple a lift.
At Khadgaon Road, near Wadi, some goods were offloaded from the truck while the four had dinner. The accused got the survivor’s husband drunk. Later, the accused threatened the husband and forced him to get off the truck. The driver and the cleaner then tried to molest the girl in the running truck. However, when the truck slowed down while taking a turn, the survivor jumped out.
The incident was spotted by some members of dhol tasha pathak and soon police were in formed. Wadi police followed the truck and arrested one of the accused. The other one was nabbed with the help of his mobile location on Saturday morning.