Shocking Viral Video: Girl Held at Knifepoint, Cops' Brave Action Saves Life In Maharashtra

A video of a youth holding a schoolgirl at knife point has gone viral. The incident occurred at the Satara District of Maharashtra on Monday.

In the clip, the youth is seen tightly holding the minor girl, even as the public is engaged in a conversation asking him to let go of the girl. However, a man showed bravery and the coordinated distraction trick used by the onlookers averted an attack on the girl.

The Satara police have arrested the 18-year-old Class 12 student and the accused is identified as Aryan Waghmale, according to a report in The Hindustan Times. The incident occurred around 3.30pm in the Basappa Peth Karanje area.

However, as per a report in the IANS, it was a constable, not a doctor, who came to the girl's rescue after onlookers alerted Sagar Nikam of the City Police Station's intelligence wing.

It is reported that two constables named Nikam and Dheeraj More came to her rescue. While one distracted the youth from the front, the other came from behind to foil the attack attempt.

SG Mhetre, inspector, Shahupuri Police Station, said, "The girl sustained a minor injury to her hand, and one local was also injured."

Going by the early reports, the accused has been trying to woo the girl but she had rejected his advances. A case has been filed under charges of molestation, kidnapping, relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and Section 117(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)