DAYA News Bureau, 28th June 2022: A young woman alleged that a “Sashastra Sima Bal” (SSB) jawan had molested her while he was drunk on a moving train. She alleged that while getting off at Durgapur station at around 12 pm on Monday, the man, who was almost naked, grabbed him inside the train and molested her. When she screamed, the accused leave her and tried to hide in the bathroom of the train. When the train reached the Durgapur station, railway police came and arrested the accused. The girl had lodged a FIR suit against the man at Andal GRP police station on the same night. The accused has been arrested and remanded in custody for 14 days.
On Tuesday the 24-year-old posted a long post on Facebook detailing the whole incident. She also included the shirtless picture of the accused with the copy of the FIR in the Facebook post. After filing an FIR with Andal police station, the accused was arrested and a case has been filed against him under several sections including Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code.
The young woman, a resident of Durgapur, has a business in Kolkata. He boarded the train from Howrah to Durgapur around 9.50 pm on Monday. When contacted on Tuesday, the young woman said, “I got on the train and saw the entire battalion sitting in the compartment. The man (the accused) was walking around the train compartment without shirt and underwear at that time. He was also drunk. Other passengers also protested against this. ” In the words of the young woman, ”I was standing in front of the gate of the compartment to get off at Durgapur station at 11.50 pm. At that time, the man suddenly came from behind and grabbed me. When I screamed, the man left me and ran to the bathroom. Hearing my screams, people rushed to the train with TT. I also ran to the bathroom. The man was trying to close the bathroom door from the inside. I keep knocking on the door. At one point he came out of the bathroom, kicked me and started abusing me. However, when the train stopped at the station, the railway police came and caught the man”.