Two rickshaw drivers were arrested in Thane in Maharashtra for allegedly abducting a woman passenger in a bid to rape her and then pushing her out of their three-wheeler when two police officials heard her screams and gave chase, an official said on Saturday, according to the PTI.

The incident took place around 10:45 pm on Friday under Manpada police station limits in Dombivali area of Thane in Maharashtra, the official told the PTI on Saturday.