Woman gang-raped on board train in Maha, 4 held, say police

MUMBAI: A 20-year-old woman was allegedly raped by some robbers on board the LucknowMumbai Pushpak Express train between Igatpuri and Kasara railway stations in Maharashtra on the Central Railway route, a police official said on Saturday. The incident occurred late night on Friday and the Mumbai Government Railway Police (GRP) has arrested four persons in this connection, he said.

Quaiser Khalid, Mumbai GRP’s Police Commissioner, said the alleged crime was committed when the express train was traversing the ghat section. Giving information about the incident and the action taken by the police, Khalid said in a tweet, “The accused boarded LucknowMumbai Pushpak Express at

Igatpuri (Aurangabad Railway district) in sleeper bogie D-2 and started committing the crime through the Ghat area during the night.” When the train reached Kasara, passengers called out for help. The officer and staff at GRP Mumbai immediately responded, he said, adding that four accused have been apprehended so far. “The victim is twenty years old and she has been taken for medical examination by our lady officer. She is fine. We are collecting all evidences. The accused are being questioned by our team..,” he said.

Deputy commissioner of police and a team of the crime branch are investigating the offence, he said, adding the accused had stolen property worth ₹96,390, mostly mobile phones, from the train passengers.

Police have so far recovered property worth ₹34,200 from them, he said. The Mumbai GRP registered an offence against the accused under IPC sections 395 (dacoity), 376(D) (gang rape), 354 (assault or use of criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage her modesty), and also under the Railways Act at Kalyan railway police station on Saturday, Khalid added.

he victim is twenty years old and she has been taken for medical exam by our lady officer. She is fine. QUAISER KHALID, Mumbai GRP’s Police Commissioner