On Wednesday, a mob beat up youth for allegedly harassing a 20-year-old girl in Goregaon. The boy was later admitted to hospital and is said to be a critical condition.
According to Mid-Day, the incident took place on Wednesday evening near a grocery and paan shop in Bhagat Singh Nagar, Goregaon. The youth is allegedly a drug addict and was intoxicated during the time of the incident. On the time of the incident, the youth asked for a paan from the girl at the shop and when she refused, he allegedly asked for a condom. The youth allegedly harassed the girl repeatedly by asking for condoms, which the shop doesn’t sell, after which the girl came out of the shop and grabbed the youth’s neck and slapped him.
Later the passerby gathered near the shop after they came to know about the harassment, they started thrashing the youth. The mob started beating up the youth, he became unconscious. Few locals then called the police and reported the entire incident. The youth was rushed to Siddharth hospital in Goregaon, where he was referred to Cooper hospital. The youth is still said to be unconscious, due to which he has not been identified yet. The cops had brought the girl and several locals to the police station for questioning.