Satara, Jul 22 (PTI) An 18-year-old man was caught on camera threatening a minor schoolgirl with a knife over what police said was a fallout of a one-sided love affair in Maharashtra’s Satara district.
The young man was placed under arrest after he was pinned down, thrashed by onlookers and handed over to police following the incident on Monday evening in the Basappa Peth area of Satara, said police on Tuesday.
The accused intercepted the girl on way home from school, held her by the neck and threatened her with a knife, an official from the Shahupuri police station said.
“A video of the incident, showing the teen brandishing a knife and threatening the girl while bystanders tried to pacify him, has gone viral on social media. Eventually, one person jumped in from behind, pinned him down, and others joined in to overpower and beat him before handing him over to us,” the official said.
The girl escaped unharmed, he said, adding the incident was a fallout of a one-sided love affair.
The man was booked under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and further investigation was underway, he added. PTI SPK RSY
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