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HOWRAH: A 28-year-old doctor, who recently completed her MD in medicine, was allegedly molested by a sales representative inside an auto in front of Howrah's AC Market around 10.30pm on Friday. Accused Md Mustafizur Rahman (31), a Pilkhana resident who works in a city firm, was arrested on Friday night and remanded in judicial custody for 14 days by a Howrah court on Saturday.

The survivor wrote in her complaint that she worked for a private hospital in Howrah. Besides, she has three chambers in north Howrah, Shibpur and at her Belur residence.

The woman said after work on Friday, she headed to a relative's house from where she left after 10pm. "I usually commute by my car but my driver took a leave on Friday. So, I took a taxi the driver of which agreed to take me only till Howrah station. From there, I boarded an auto to Belur. When it was on Dobson Road, my co-passenger molested me and tried to flee when I screamed. But a traffic sergeant on duty in front of Howrah's AC Market came to my rescue. He also got hold of the youth. He then took me to Golabari PS, where I lodged a complaint of molestation and called my father," she said.

OC Golabari Tathagata Pandey said, "On the basis of the woman's complaint, we have arrested the accused and charged him under sections 354 and 354A IPC."

