A woman was allegedly harassed by a man in a Mumbai local between Kurla and Dadar on Thursday night around 11 pm.
According to reports, the man who is seen in a video assaulting the woman has been arrested.
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In a video captured by one of the passengers, the man is seen repeatedly assaulting the woman who desperately tries to escape from his clutches. At one point, the woman comes dangerously close to the open gate while attempting to escape. No other passenger could be seen coming to her rescue.
Reports say the specially designed coach is reserved for women and people with disabilities — with a barricade separating the two sections.
Quoting one of the witnesses, Mumbai Mirror reports that the man started assaulting the woman when the train started from Thane.
“I being 90 per cent disabled could not do much to help as there was a threat to my life if I intervened,” Samir Zaveri, the witness, told Mumbai Mirror.
Zaveri added that though he asked the security person, who was in the women’s section of the divided compartment, to pull the emergency alarm but he did not respond. Reports add that the securityperson informed the Railway Protection Force at Dadar station.
The incident has sent shockwaves in Mumbai where local trains serve as the lifeline of the people.
It was not immediately known if the man and the woman were known to each other or were just co-passengers.
