The Mangalapuram police have registered a case against an autorickshaw driver for allegedly sexually harassing a passenger in his vehicle.
According to the police, the incident had taken place near Thonnakkal late Sunday when the victim was taking her husband to a de-addiction centre in the city. However, as the vehicle had reached Kazhakuttom, her husband jumped out of the vehicle and ran away in a bid to avoid being taken to the de-addiction centre.
Later, the driver allegedly took the victim to Thonakkal after claiming to help her find another de-addiction centre in Pothencode. The woman managed to jump out of the moving vehicle, sustaining injuries on her face in the process.
She was soon taken to a hospital nearby and shifted to the Government Medical College.
Efforts were on to apprehend the accused, the police said.