The Government Railway Police on Wednesday arrested a man who had allegedly masturbated while staring at a woman in the wee hours of June 29 in Tapovan Express. Identified as Ashok Pradhan, the 20-year-old hails from Bhubaneswar but stays in Mahul in Chembur.

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According to the police, Pradhan's act was filmed by a woman on her mobile phone. The woman, who was travelling with a friend from Mumbai to Nashik, said she approached the police immediately but they did not move to nab the culprit. She then took to Twitter to complain to the Ministry of Railways and Mumbai police, yet received no response. On Tuesday, when another Twitter user tagged the railway minister and the divisional railway manager, the RPF was told to probe the matter.

Soon a case of molestation was registered at CST railway police station and the accused was traced within six hours with the help of CCTV footage, according to Sanjay Shinde, senior inspector at CSMT railway police. Once he is identified by the victim, charges of obscenity and outraging modesty can be pressed against him.