Pune: In a shocking incident, a group assaulted women who intervened in a dispute over a cricket game, with the assailants also engaging in obscene behavior towards the women.
The incident occurred around 6 PM on Sunday (June 30) near the grounds opposite the mental hospital in Yerawada. Six individuals have been arrested by Yerawada Police and charged with assault and molestation.
The arrested individuals are identified as Husain Aslam Khan, Amir Aslam Khan, Aslam Haider Khan, Shoaib Rashid Qureshi, Viren Vaghela, and Stephen Johnson Shirsat, all residents of Yerawada. A 51-year-old woman filed the complaint at Yerawada Police Station.
The altercation began while the accused were playing cricket at the grounds. A dispute erupted between the accused and Wilson Marian, leading to the assault on Wilson. The complainant, her younger sister, Harish Baban Kale, and Yashwant Baban Kale intervened to stop the fight.
Amir Khan fetched a sickle and knife from his house, and the accused then attacked Harish Kale with the handle of the sickle and struck Yashwant Kale on the shoulder. They also engaged in obscene behavior towards the complainant's younger sister.
When the complainant's two daughters arrived at the scene, they too were assaulted by the accused. The attackers fled after threatening to kill them if they reported the incident to the police.
Upon receiving information about the incident, Senior Police Inspector Ravindrakumar Shelke of Yerawada Police Station rushed to the scene. The absconding accused were subsequently arrested, and Assistant Police Inspector Tushar Dodmise is leading the investigation.
