AHMEDABAD: A 35-year-old woman from the Prem Darwaza area on Thursday filed a complaint of molestation against a 25-year-old man, alleging that he had molested her late on Wednesday night, after his proposal was rejected by her niece.

In her FIR at Madhavpura police station, the woman, who has two children, said that her son had a stomachache on Wednesday night and she and her daughter went out to get some medicine. As no medical store was open so late at night, she tried to find for a shop from where she could get soda for her son.

She then found that the accused, Pankaj Parmar alias Chiku, and his friend Sanjay Thakor were following her. The duo suddenly rushed to her and began threatening her, as they were angry that her niece rejected Parmar’s marriage proposal, states the FIR.

Parmar then began hitting the complainant with an iron-rod and began pulling her sari. He then pushed her on to ground, molested and tried to rape her, states the FIR. When people from nearby arrived on the scene, they rescued her from Parmar. She then approached Madhavpura police and filed a complaint for molestation and assault.

(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)