Kolkata, Nov. 10 -- A woman was allegedly molested by three men underneath Durgapur Bridge in south Kolkata's New Alipore area on Tuesday afternoon.
Following her alarm, local residents rushed to her rescue, managing to catch one of the accused, while the other two fled. The arrested man was handed over to personnel of New Alipore Police Station and detained.
The woman subsequently lodged a police complaint. Tension prevailed outside the police station after around 30-40 people gathered when she arrived to register her complaint. Police personnel brought the situation under control after some effort. The incident is the latest in a series of reported cases of alleged sexual harassment in Kolkata.
In September, a woman doctor from Bansdroni alleged that she, her husband and friends were harassed by six men at a multiplex in Acropolis Mall. Last month, a middle-aged man was arrested for allegedly harassing a woman at a prominent city hotel.
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