History-sheeter held for sexually harassing lawyer on Mumbai local train

The Government Railway Police GRP on Saturday arrested a 43yearold historysheeter for allegedly sexually harassing a 25yearold lawyer travelling alone in a firstclass ladies compartment of a local train at Jogeshwari railway station in Mumbai police saidThe complainant had claimed that GRP personnel behaved insensitively when she went to lodge a complaint triggering outrage on social media The GRP later expressed regretThe accused Biharilal Yadav was nabbed from suburban Mahalaxmi in Central Mumbai an official saidYadav has a criminal record who was arrested in October 2021 also he saidThe incident occurred on Wednesday morning when the lawyer was travelling from Cotton Green station to Jogeshwari station in a Harbour line trainYadav boarded the ladies first class compartment in which the lawyer was travelling alone at Andheri station and sexually harassed her He fled when the train halted at Jogeshwari station as per the FIRAlso Read Mumbai Burglar held for stealing Rs 1 lakh from Jogeshwaribased clinicThe victim narrated her ordeal on Twitter in multiple postsThe GRP formed four teams the official said adding that one of the teams checked habitual offendersDuring the investigation Yadavs photo matched the description provided by the complainantA GRP team later visited Yadavs house in Kalva in the neighbouring Thane district He was arrested from suburban Mahalaxmi in MumbaiThe lawyer later tweeted that GRP personnel behaved insensitively when she went to lodge a complaintUpon reaching the Andheri Railway Police station I was visibly distressed and crying As I spoke to the police incharge and told them I was molested and Id be comfortable speaking about it to a female cop the first question he asked me was Molestation kya hota hai what is molestation the woman tweetedAs she identified the perpetrator in the CCTV footage a woman police personnel kept telling her that being a lawyer she should have hit the manShe claimed that she was made to narrate the incident threefour times and her statement was finally recorded after three hours at the Andheri Railway Police stationThe GRP later expressed regretMaam we deeply regret the inconvenience caused to you The investigation is underway and we appreciate your cooperation all day through We have noted your account of our personnels behaviour and will sensitise them accordingly the GRP tweetedYadav was booked under section 354A punishment for sexual harassment of the Indian Penal Code IPC the official said adding that prima facie he had consumed bhang a narcotic made from cannabis at the time of the incidentHe is handed over to the Borivali GRP for further investigationThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever