Man Attempts To Rape 4-Year-Old Girl, Gets Trashed And Paraded Naked

A man was thrashed and made to parade naked on the streets after he was caught trying to rape a 4-year-old girl. The incident occurred in the India state of Maharashtra on Sunday evening.

Jawahar Vaidya, the 35-year-old accused, works as a daily cash collection agent for a co-operative society bank. He visited the girl’s house to collect cash and attempted to rape the child after he noticed that she was alone at home. However, her mother returned home and immediately raised an alarm, following which her neighbors rushed to the scene.

"Vaidya visits the house of the girl every day for collecting cash. Finding the girl alone on Sunday evening, he tried to sexually assault her,” an official said.

As the news spread, people in the locality gathered at the spot and thrashed the accused. The man had his hands tied with a rope and was paraded naked on the streets by villagers before he was handed over to the police.

A case was registered under different sections of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against the man.

In a similar incident, a man was thrashed in public for stalking and harassing a woman in the village of Chatiwind, India, in November. The man reportedly followed the woman everywhere she went. He was assaulted by an angry mob, who stripped him completely naked. He was then made to ride a motorbike naked.