Teen girl assaulted in Mumbai-bound express train
An 18-year-old woman was allegedly molested in the wee hours on Sunday on an Mumbai-bound express train, Railway Police said.
The victim tweeted to police about her "harassment by an unidentified molester" while she was travelling in the Konark Express, Senior Police Inspector Uttam Sonawane of Thane Railway police station told PTI.
"Following
the
tweet,
a
case
under
section
354
(assault
or
criminal
force
to
woman
with
intent
to
outrage
her
modesty)
of
the
IPC
was
registered.
Police
visited
her
residence
in
Nallasopara
(in
neighbouring
Palghar
district)
and
recorded
her
statement,"
the
officer
said
quoting
the
tweet.
The accused boarded the train at Thane station, allegedly touched the woman inappropriately and tried to push her out, another police official said, adding that the alleged incident occurred near the basin in the compartment.
The man fled after the woman raised the alarm, following which other passengers rushed to her aid.
PTI