UP Woman Critical After She Was Thrown Out Of A Moving Train In MP For Resisting Rape
In a shocking incident, a woman from Uttar Pradesh was allegedly thrown out of a running train by a man after she resisted his advances.
According to the police, the incident happened near Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district on Wednesday night.
"The woman was allegedly pushed out of the running train after she opposed a molestation attempt by a male co-passenger," Jabalpur's Government Railway Police (GRP) Superintendent of Police (SP) Vinayak Verma told PTI.
Attacked while returning home?
The incident occurred on April 27 night in a passenger train between Khajuraho (MP) and Mahoba (Uttar Pradesh) stations, he said.
The 25-year-old woman was admitted to the District Hospital in Chhatarpur, where she is undergoing treatment. Her condition is said to be critical.
The victim is a resident of Banda district in Uttar Pradesh, and was returning home by train after visiting Bageshwar Dham temple in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh.
The woman said that she has been regularly visiting Bageshwar Dham temple since the last nine months.
The compartment was empty
According to her, the co-passenger had boarded the train just as it was leaving the station.
There were no other passengers in the compartment and when he started advancing towards her, she tried to go to another coach, which was empty.
"I came to the temple in Bageshwar Dham (Chhatarpur). A co-passenger started molesting me. I resisted his attempts and told him to stay away. I also bit him on his hand in a bid to resist. The man, aged around 30 years, later threw me out of the moving train near Rajnagar," the victim said.
Rescued by railway staff
She was rescued after a railway employee saw her lying injured and unconscious by the tracks.
The injured woman was rushed to a government hospital where she underwent surgery.
After the incident, a zero FIR was registered at Khajuraho police station and was later transferred to the GRP for action.
The complaint has been transferred to the Rewa GRP Station for further investigation.
Though police claim to have identified the accused, he is yet to be arrested.
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