Pradnya Mandhare is furious nobody helped her (Pictures: CEN)

A woman accosted by a drunk man in broad daylight fought him off and dragged him by his hair to the police – as a crowd stood by and did nothing.

Pradnya Mandhare was on her way was on her way home from lectures when the incident took place on the platform at a Mumbai station.

The 20-year-old was stunned by the attack because it happened around 2.30pm.

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She was convinced some of the people walking past would step in to help, but nobody did.

‘I was really shocked when he came up and just started groping me, and I try to get away from him but he grabbed me then,’ said the third-year media studies student.

The student was on her way home from lectures when she was attacked (Picture: CEN)

‘The only thing to do because nobody else was doing anything was to hit him and so I belted him with my bag.



‘He tried to hit me back and he really stunk of alcohol, but I was determined not to let him get away with it.

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‘I know that women don’t like to complain to the police but I was determined to make sure he was punished.’

The platform where she was attacked had been packed at that time of day but not one person had offered to help her, so she had grabbed him by the hair and dragged him to the police station herself.

Chavan Chowdee didn’t bargain for his victim’s determination (Picture: CEN)

She said: ‘He was telling me to let go and that he would come with me voluntarily, but I didn’t trust him and continued to pull him along. I finally managed to hand him over to the police without getting any help from anyone.’

Police confirmed they had arrested 25-year-old drug addict and alcoholic Chavan Chowdee, who was currently in custody awaiting charges.

Ms Mandhare said she made a stand against men who treat woman ‘like objects to be groped whenever they feel like it’.

‘I don’t see myself as a heroine but I also think we should make a stand and let men know they can’t just do what they want.’