Mumbai: Man held by railway police for molesting girl in local train

The railway police on Wednesday arrested a 26-year-old for allegedly molesting a 22-year-old TISS student from the Northeast inside a local train. The victim had clicked a photograph of the accused on her phone, which helped the police trace the suspect. The accused has been identified as Sattar Qureshi, a resident of Mankhurd.

According to the police, the victim was molested on September 11 while she was commuting with her European colleague in a local train between Vashi and Govandi.

"She had complained that the man touched her inappropriately, taking advantage of peak hour crowd in the general compartment. While she and her colleague tried to nab the man, other passengers remained mute spectators and the accused managed to flee, the complainant had said. The victim narrated her ordeal on social media on Saturday, after which a case was registered against the accused," said a police officer.

The victim had managed to click a photograph of the accused, which she shared with the police after which he was traced to Kurla.