India, July 1 -- In a heart-wrenching incident, a minor girl who was travelling with her family in a car was allegedly sexually assaulted by two motorbike-borne men near Bhigwan on the Pune-Solapur highway.

The assailants also robbed three women passengers in the car of their gold ornaments before fleeing the spot.

According to reports, there were seven people belonging to two different families in the car-the 70-year-old driver, three women, the 17-year-old girl and two 17-year-old boys.

The incident took place in the early morning on Monday when the families were on their way to Pandharpur temple town in Solapur district. The two men armed with weapons approached the car when the driver stopped the vehicle for a tea break.

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