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The accused allegedly flashed and winked at a 19-year-old woman in Kopri area in the wee hours of Wednesday.
When the woman's father reprimanded him, the accused beat him up, an official at Kopri police station said.
The woman's neighbours caught hold of the accused and alerted the police.
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After he was brought to the police station, the man abused security personnel there as well as the woman and her father.
When a sub-inspector tried to control him, the accused allegedly pushed him aside, the official said, adding that the policeman suffered fractures on his hand and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The accused was subsequently arrested and booked under relevant Indian Penal Code sections for molestation and deterring a public servant from discharging his duty.
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The accused allegedly flashed and winked at a 19-year-old woman in Thane`s Kopri area in the wee hours of Wednesday

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The accused allegedly flashed and winked at a 19-year-old woman in Thane's Kopri area in the wee hours of Wednesday

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