For way too long, molesters have banked on women&rsquo;s silence to continue with their misdeeds. Young women in the city, however, are changing that. And how.
<img title="Jadhav was having tea at a stall near her office in Goregaon at 9.30 pm on Friday when the man touched her inappropriately. Pic/Rane Ashish " src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2015/mar/Manshree-Jadhav-a.jpg" alt="Jadhav was having tea at a stall near her office in Goregaon at 9.30 pm on Friday when the man touched her inappropriately. Pic/Rane Ashish " /> Jadhav was having tea at a stall near her office in Goregaon at 9.30 pm on Friday when the man touched her inappropriately. Pic/Rane Ashish
Just a day after reading in mid-day about third-year media student Pradnya Mandhare dragging her attacker by the hair, a 25-year-old HR professional slapped a druggie and thrashed him with her sandal before handing him over to the police for touching her inappropriately.
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Malad resident Manshree Kishor Jadhav, who works as the head of human resources at a Goregaon company, had stepped out for tea on Friday when the incident took place. &ldquo;Around 9.30 pm on Friday, I came down from my office for a tea break with my colleagues at a stall near Hypercity mall in Goregaon (West).
A stranger, who seemed to be about 30 years old, was standing behind me and he touched me inappropriately. When I turned around to look, he gave me this stupid smile, which angered me even more, and I slapped him while dialling 100 from my cellphone,&rdquo; Jadhav told mid-day.
The accused was later identified as Prashant Prahlad Roy (32), a Malad resident, who hails from West Bengal. Police also recovered a packet of drugs and a chillum from his pocket.
Beaten up &ldquo;I was really angry and so, I took off my sandal and started hitting him. The police helpline number had already connected by then, and I am sure they heard me do that. I had never seen that person near my office area or my residence. I am sure he was thinking that I would keep quiet and he could do whatever he wished with me,&rdquo; said the braveheart.&nbsp;
&ldquo;I used the sandal to teach him a lesson. I am sure he will not molest any woman after this. My colleagues then helped me drag the man to the main road, where a police jeep was passing by, and we handed him over to the police,&rdquo; said Jadhav.
Complaint A constable who was present in the jeep told Jadhav that they could arrest Roy and take action against him only if she registered a complaint against him. &ldquo;After I heard that, I decided to act on the advice because forgiving him wouldn&rsquo;t have been enough.
I went to Bangur Nagar police station the same night and registered a molestation complaint against him,&rdquo; she said. An officer from the Bangur Nagar police station in Malad (West) said, &ldquo;We immediately arrested the accused. When we searched him, we found a packet of drugs and a chillum in his pocket.
We are sure that he is a drug addict and he was under the influence when he molested the woman.&rdquo; Jadhav said, &ldquo;I was shocked to hear that the man had been roaming near our office with drugs in his pocket. I am sure he was out to molest women. I am happy that he is in police custody. They should teach him a lesson so that he does not even think of molesting any other woman in the future.&rdquo;
Inspiration &ldquo;Just on Thursday, I had read about 21-year-old Pradnya Mandhare, who had stood up to her molester at Kandivli station, and the very next day this thing happened with me. I am proud of Mandhare for fighting against the drug addict and I believe every woman should do the same,&rdquo; Jadhav said.
Jadhav had also lashed out against another molester a few days ago. A man was trying to touch her when she was going home in a bus. She had slapped the molester and asked him to apologise in front of all the other passengers. She let him go only after he apologised.

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