India, Dec. 15 -- The Mahatma Phule police in Kalyan have arrested a 19-year-old Rapido bike rider for allegedly molesting a woman passenger and attempting to rob her by threatening her with a knife on Saturday evening.

The accused, identified as Siddhesh Pardeshi, a resident of Khadakpada in Kalyan, was apprehended by local residents and handed over to the police following the incident.

According to the police, the woman had booked a Rapido two-wheeler ride around 7pm from Sampada Hospital in Kalyan West to her gym near Kalyan railway station. The booking was accepted by Pardeshi, who arrived at the pick-up point on a Suzuki Access scooter (MH04 MM 3365).

A few minutes into the ride, the woman noticed that the rider had deviated from ...