The Bhayandar Railway Police on Thursday, November 12, arrested a 53-year-old man in connection with an incident on November 4 in which a 20-year-old woman was allegedly molested on a Mumbai local train and pushed off at Naigaon station, leaving her with life-changing injuries. The accused has been booked for attempted murder and molestation, police said.

Source: Mirror Now

According to police, the woman, a resident of Naigaon, was travelling from Borivali to Virar during the evening rush hour on November 4 and had boarded a compartment reserved for persons with disabilities because of heavy crowding. The accused, identified as Jitendra Hirmukhe, was in the same compartment and allegedly began molesting her. When she objected and an argument followed, he allegedly pushed her off the train as it reached Naigaon station.

The woman fell into the gap between two coaches as the train began to pull away. She was taken to a local hospital and then shifted to Cooper Hospital, where surgeons had to amputate her left arm below the elbow. Reports citing NDTV said she also received 16 stitches to her head.

Source: Daily Jagran (citing NDTV)

CCTV footage led police to the accused

Police said the accused fled the scene after covering his face with a handkerchief. Investigators examined CCTV footage from several locations to trace his movements and establish his identity. "We examined CCTV footage from various locations and managed to identify and arrest the accused, who had covered his face with a handkerchief," Ganpat Tumbada, senior police inspector of Bhayandar Railway Police Station, told TOI.

Hirmukhe is a resident of Wakipada in Naigaon East. Police said the investigation is continuing and the charges against him will be tested in court. The allegations in the case are yet to be proved.

The case has again put the spotlight on women's safety on Mumbai's suburban railway network, which carries lakhs of passengers every day, including on the busy Borivali–Virar corridor where the incident took place.