# Mulund woman dragged into bushes in attempted assault, man arrested 2026-08-16T18:21:13+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 31-year-old man, Anil Ramcharan Karotia, has been arrested for allegedly stalking and attempting to sexually assault a college student in Mulund on August 6. The woman was dragged into roadside bushes near Vaishali Nagar Road but raised an alarm and called her mother, who rushed to the spot, causing the accused to flee. The Mulund police registered a case under sections 74, 76, 79, 115(2) and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Six investigation teams were formed, analysing nearly 120 hours of CCTV footage from 250 cameras. The accused, a resident of Wagle Estate in Thane who worked at an idli-dosa stall, was traced and detained on August 14 after he was spotted behaving suspiciously in the same area. Police said Karotia had been repeatedly visiting the area and have appealed to other women who may have faced harassment from him to come forward, assuring confidentiality. The victim sustained injuries during the struggle. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Mulund, Mumbai Police, Thane Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mulund-woman-dragged-into-bushes-in-attempted-assault-man-arrested/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mulund-woman-dragged-into-bushes-in-attempted-assault-man-arrested/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/