A woman was allegedly molested by three accused in a moving car in Rohini on Saturday night in the national capital.
Listening to the woman's screams from the car, two youth sitting in another vehicle followed them and rescued the victim.
An argument broke out followed by a scuffle which attracted the attention of the locals who were in the vicinity.
Soon the crowd figured out that a woman was in the car crying out for help, which escalated the situation driving the mob into a frenzy.
Soon a mob gathered, grabbed the perpetrators and almost beat them to death.
They also vandalized the car of the accused and set it on fire.
Later, the police arrived on the scene and arrested two accused as one managed to flee from the incident.
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According to police, the two arrested culprits are from Karala and kidnapped the girl from Mangolpuri while she was returning home from work.
Police have admitted the girl to the hospital for further medical examination and have registered the case against the all three accused.
More details are awaited.