Mumbai man apprehended for sexually assaulting female passenger on train

A 19yearold Mumbai man travelling on a train was apprehended for allegedly molesting a fellow female passenger the police said reported news agency ANIThe accused identified as Deepak Parte was apprehended by Mumbai Railway Police the police informed adding that the alleged incident took place while the female passenger was on the way back home from a picnic in Mumbai with her colleagues on Thursday reported ANISharing further details of the incident the police said the female passenger a college student arrived in Mumbai for a picnic with her colleagues reported ANIShe was on her way home by Devagiri Express after frolicking with her colleagues when the accused allegedly assaulted her sexuallyAs the victim raised alarm the copassengers rushed to her rescue and caught hold of the Mumbai man police said reported ANIBy then however the train had departed CSMT the police said adding that as they reached Thane station the accused was handed over to the Railway Police reported ANIThe case was initially reported to Thane Railway Police but later transferred to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus CSMT Railway Police reported ANIThe police registered a case under Section 354 of the IPC and arrested the accused reported ANIFurther probe is ongoing by the Government Railway Police GRP police More details are awaitedIn another incident police have arrested four persons for allegedly running a prostitution racket from a Navi Mumbai lodge and rescued three women from there an official said on Saturday reported PTIThe Anti Human Trafficking Cell AHTC of Navi Mumbai raided the premises of Raj Inn Lodging and Boarding at Shiravane in the Nerul area on Thursday after sending a decoy customer reported PTIThey arrested three agents and the manager of the lodge and rescued three women who had been pushed into the illicit trade The women have been moved to a shelter he saidSenior inspector Prithviraj Ghorpade of the AHTC said the agents interacted with potential clients through a weblink and WhatsApp and shared photos of women for selection Clients were then instructed to book accommodations at the lodge where the women would be made available to them reported PTIThe Turbhe police have registered a case under the Indian Penal Code for human trafficking and the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act and are looking for the owner of the lodge he added reported PTIWith inputs from ANI and PTI