Mumbai: Three drunk men misbehave with Finance Ministry officer in train

A senior law officer in Union Finance Ministry has lodged a complaint stating that three co-passengers allegedly misbehaved with her when she objected to their consumption of alcohol inside a train, the GRP said on Monday.

The alleged incident occurred last night in the Mumbai-bound Amravati Express, as per the copy of the complaint made available on Monday. According to the complainant, the personal assistant of a state minister asked her not to file a complaint against the trio saying they are "our men."

The complainant stated that she noticed the three men drinking alcohol inside the coach and creating nuisance. She alleged that when she tried to stop them, they started abusing her. She said one of the men threatened her saying he is a relative of a minister in the state government. The trio were identified as Arvind Lawande, Yogesh Sriram and Pramod Gaikwad.

The woman alleged that she received no help from RPF helpline, following which she pulled chain of the train, after which though the RPF personnel visited her coach, they did not take any action against the men.

A non-cognisable offence has been registered against Lawande, Sriram and Gaikwad at Dadar GRP (Government Railway Police) here under sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC. However, the designation of the woman officer and exact bogie where the incident occurred is not mentioned in the complaint copy.