Hyderabad auto driver foils attempt to kidnap young woman, five held

The driver escaped from the place along with the girl and her friend sped away in the auto. He reached Borabanda and dropped the girl at her house

Hyderabad: The action of an auto driver came in for praise after he foiled an attempt of five youngsters to abduct a young woman auto passenger in Borabanda locality on Tuesday night. Police said five youngsters who allegedly misbehaved with a minor girl and attempted to abduct her, were taken into custody.

According to the police, a girl aged around 17 years along with her colleague boarded a sharing auto rickshaw at Madhapur to reach Borabanda. On the way, two youngsters boarded the vehicle and one of them sat near the girl.

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The youngster started misbehaving with the girl and attacked the friend of the girl.

On noticing it, the auto driver pulled out both the suspects out from the auto on the road. However , the duo along with their three other friends who were following the autorickshaw on bikes, tried to attack the driver.

“The driver escaped from the place along with the girl and her friend sped away in the auto. He reached Borabanda and dropped the girl at her house,” said an official of Borabanda police station.

The group of five youngsters chased the auto and reached the place and tried to kidnap the girl there. On hearing the commotion the local people gathered and caught them. The police on information reached the spot and took them into custody. Investigation is going on.