‘Sit on each other’s lap at home’, couple told on Kolkata train

young woman, travelling in a suburban train in Kolkata along with her friend, was harassed by fellow passengers who threatened and intimidated her and pulled her up for her dress. The couple later lodged a complaint with the Government Railway Police.

“Yes we have received a complaint against unknown persons. We are trying to establish the identity of the accused and the entire matter is under investigation,” a GRP officer said Monday.

The woman, working in a private firm, boarded the general compartment of a local train from Sealdah station along with her friend on Saturday evening.

“It was very sultry, there was little place to sit, so I requested a middle-aged man to shift a little so that we could sit side-by-side. He denied, saying he cannot shift as there is no fan,” the victim wrote in her Facebook post.

According to her, she and her friend adjusted in the space without further argument. Even then the man taunted her, saying “this is not a ladies compartment”.

The man was heard saying: “Go home and sit on each other’s lap. The metro incident (when a young couple was assaulted by a mob at the Dum Dum station in April for standing close to each other) took place because of people of your generation.”

Another man said: “Do not wear such clothes (t-shirt and jeans) and board the train.”

In the video, the man can be seen taunting her, saying “you are a woman, you are a woman, you are a woman, don’t speak too much”. She retorted, asking him how he could comment on her dress. The woman then raised her voice and asked him to shut up.

KOLKATA:A