35-year-old school teacher jumps off local train to escape molestation

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A woman school teacher jumped out of a moving train in a bid to escape a molestation attempt inside the ladies compartment of a Central Railway train in Mumbai. The 35-year-old sustained injuries to her head. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus government railway police made a breakthrough in the case by arresting the accused identified as Ashraf Ali Karimulla Shaikh (27) who allegedly tried to molest the teacher in a running train. The accused was nabbed from Mumbai Central and a case was filed against him.

The incident occurred at around 8:30 am when the woman who works in Parel, mistakenly boarded a train that was headed to the Kurla yard from CSMT station. According to the sources, she sat in the compartment behind the motorman's cabin when Shaikh allegedly entered the coach.

The accused sat next to the woman, despite her yelling at him, and telling him to get off the compartment as it was a ladies bogie. An argument broke out between the two and Shaikh allegedly shut one of the doors and tried to molest her. Since she was unaware that the train was going to the yard, she panicked when the train did not stop at Masjid Station and she leapt out of the moving train to save herself from the accused.

The motorman saw her jumping out and immediately stopped the train and she was rushed to St. George hospital neat CST station.

Police have detained Shaikh from Mumbai Central. According to sources, police conducted an identity parade on Tuesday and after the victim identified him, Shaikh was arrested. Police also verified his identity from the CCTV footage they procured. Police registered the offence under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code and further investigating is underway.

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