Mumbai Railway Police Investigate Two Disturbing Incidents Involving Female Passengers

A youth detained for harassment on a local train and a porter arrested for raping a 54-year-old woman at Bandra Terminus highlight safety concerns on Mumbai's railway network.

A 26-year-old ragpicker was detained for harassing a female passenger in the first-class compartment of a local train but was released after a warning as no formal complaint was filed.
The harassment incident occurred on February 3, and the accused was identified and apprehended within 24 hours after passengers recorded the incident and shared it on social media.
Separately, a 54-year-old woman was raped in the early hours of February 2 inside an empty train compartment at Bandra Terminus by a 24-year-old porter, who was arrested within hours using CCTV footage.
The victim in the rape case had arrived in Mumbai with her son-in-law but was forced to spend the night at the station due to a lack of accommodation, leading to the incident on a secluded platform.
A Railway Protection Force jawan was suspended for negligence in monitoring the platform where the rape occurred, and authorities are investigating the accused's identity and potential criminal history.