Thane, Jun 16 (PTI) A case has been registered against an auto-rickshaw driver for allegedly harassing a 39-year-old woman travelling in his vehicle in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Sunday.

The woman took the auto-rickshaw from Kalyan railway station on June 13 to travel to her residence in Waldhuni.

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When she was paying the fare, the driver allegedly caught hold of her hand and abused and threatened her, an official from MFC police station said.

The woman later filed a complaint, based on which an FIR was registered on Friday against the auto-rickshaw driver under relevant provisions, he said.

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