A 31-year-old MBA-educated woman was brutally assaulted by an angry mob in Malwani after being mistakenly suspected of being a child kidnapper, in a shocking incident on Thursday evening.

The incident occurred in the Malwani Church locality when the woman, a resident of Charkop who works with a private company, had gone to meet a close friend to extend New Year greetings. However, she was left confused when her friend’s mobile phone was switched off and the house she was trying to locate was found locked.