Mumbai woman loses arm after alleged molestation, push from local train; suspect arrested
A commuter travelling between Borivali and Virar was allegedly pushed by a man following an argument over his inappropriate behaviour
On November 4, a 20-year-old woman in Mumbai lost her left arm after being allegedly molested and pushed off a local train platform, according to the police. The incident occurred at Naigaon railway station after the woman confronted a 53-year-old man who had allegedly touched her inappropriately. The woman, traveling from Borivali to Virar, claimed that the accused touched her again near her breast and asked, "ise kya hota hai" (what happens if I just touch?).
After dismissing him and getting down at Naigaon station, he followed her and touched her again, pushing her off the platform and into the gap between two coaches. Her left arm was injured near the elbow when it came under the train's wheels. The police arrested Jitendra Hirmukhe, the accused, following the examination of CCTV footage on November 9 and charging him under Sections 117 (2), 74, and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
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