Hyderabad, March 20 -- The Allahabad High Court recently passed an order stating that grabbing breasts or snapping a pyjama string do not constitute rape or attempt to rape. However, it said, it can be "considered aggravated sexual assault - a comparatively lesser charge."

The High Court was hearing a case of a minor who was sexually molested in 2021 when she was 11 years old.

The incident occurred in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganjdistrict. The minor was walking with her mother when two men approached them and offered a lift. When they refused, the men allegedly grabbed the minor's breasts, tore her pyjama and tried to drag her to an isolated place.

When passers-by heard the girl's screams and came to her rescue, the two fled the spot.

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