Mumbai: 25-year-old woman molested in local train, thrown out of compartment

In a shocking incident, a 25-year-old woman was molested in a local train in Mumbai after which she was thrown out of the compartment. 

After the incident occurred the railway police officials are on the lookout for the man. The incident occurred in the morning of January 1.

The woman had boarded the local train from Panvel local at 10.40am from Wadala. The ladies compartment was reportedly empty. The accused was in the adjacent handicapped compartment. Owing to New Year’s Eve, the crowd was relatively less and the victim was alone.

The accused noticed that the woman was alone so he entered her compartment and molested her.

When the woman resisted, he threw her out of the train, on the tracks. The incident happened between Wadala and Guru Tej Bahadur (GTB) station. She was rescued by some railway gang men.

The GRP office rescued the victim and took her to Sion hospital. After preliminary treatment, she was shifted to another hospital. A case of attempted murder and molestation has been registered by Wadala GRP, apart from provisions of Indian Railway Act.

GRP cops said that search is on to nab the accused.