India, Oct. 8 -- NEW DELHI

Three men accused of allegedly trying to abduct a 28-year-old woman and her female friend outside a prominent hotel in Chanakyapuri were arrested and subsequently released on bail, police said on Wednesday.

The accused have been identified as Divyansh, who runs a wholesale business dealing in phone tempered glass, Mohit, who owns a guest house, and Gaurav, who runs a pet shop, police said, adding that all are residents of west Delhi and are in their 20s.

The arrests were made in connection with an FIR registered at Chanakyapuri police station over the incident in the early hours of October 4. The case was registered under sections 115(2) (causing hurt), 126(2) (wrongful restraint) and 3(5) (common intention) ...