'Will You Have Physical Relationship With Me?': Woman Travelling on Mumbai Local Train Molested at Malad Station, Accused Arrested
In a shocking incident, a woman travelling by Mumbai local train was molested by a man, who asked her "If she'd have a physical relationship with him".
Mumbai, June 7: In a shocking incident, a woman travelling by Mumbai local train was molested by a man, who asked her "If she'd have a physical relationship with him". The man was promptly arrested, and a case was filed against him. The incident occurred on the evening of Wednesday, June 5.
According to a report published by the Free Press Journal, the Borivali railway police apprehended a 44-year-old man on charges of molestation. The suspect, identified as Deepak Gautam, was arrested following a complaint filed under Section 509 of the Indian Penal Code, which addresses acts intended to insult the modesty of a woman. Molestation in Mumbai Local Train: Man Molests Minor Girl on Running Train Between Mumbra and Vikhroli Station, Gets Bashed Up by Passengers; Accused Arrested.
'Will You Have Physical Relationship With Me?'
The incident occurred on the morning of June 5, when a 26-year-old Kandivali resident was commuting to her office in Churchgate via the local train service. While seated near the window on the platform side, she was approached by Gautam as the train stopped at Malad station around 9:30 am. The accused allegedly made an inappropriate proposition to the woman, asking if she would engage in a physical relationship with him.
Taken aback by the unsolicited comment, the woman immediately got off the local train and sought assistance from the railway police present on the platform. Following this, the cops acted swiftly to arrest Gautam. School Girls Molested in Mumbai: Bus Driver Allegedly Molests Five Students of Mulund School During Picnic to Saguna Baug in Neral; Arrested.
In another incident that occurred in April this year, a 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly molesting a female yoga teacher on a packed suburban train in Mumbai. The incident occurred when the 25-year-old woman was travelling with a male friend between Bandra and Goregaon, the official said. The complainant and her friend got into a general compartment of a local train at Bandra station. Soon after the train started moving, accused Pravan Vishwakarma allegedly touched her inappropriately, taking advantage of the rush.
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