As the country reels under the Kolkata rape and murder case, a 26-year-old woman took matters into her own hands to stop a man’s unwanted advances by injuring his private parts with a metal spatula in Maharashtra’s Thane district, news agency PTI reported, while citing an official.

The man, identified as 30-year-old Anil Satyanarayan Raccha, was rushed to the hospital and is currently receiving treatment.

The official stated that the accused was intoxicated when he attempted to misbehave with the woman at her residence in the Bhiwandi area.

As per the police, both the man and woman knew each other.

The incident took place at around 4:30 pm on Friday when Raccha went to her house and tried to make sexual advances. He also allegedly flashed her.

To protect herself from the unwanted overtures, the woman raised an alarm, rushed to her kitchen, and picked up a metal spatula. She hit Raccha with the spatula and injured his genitals, the official stated, citing the FIR.

Wounded Raccha, ran out of her house to seek medical assistance. He has been hospitalised, the official stated.

Based on a complaint by the woman, the Bhiwandi police have lodged a case against Raccha for outraging the modesty of a woman, sexual harassment, and trespass under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The accused has not been arrested as he is still in the hospital, the police official stated.

(With inputs from PTI)