Navi Mumbai: A 21-year-old man was arrested by Vashi GRP for allegedly sexually harassing a 17-year-old girl in the Panvel-CSMT bound train on Tuesday night. Kiran Undre, senior inspector of Vashi GRP, said that the arrested accused was identified as Indrajit Mukhiya, who works at a sweet confectionery in Kharghar. Acting on a complaint by the victim, the accused Mukhiya was booked under relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and the Pocso Act.On Tuesday, the complainant, accompanied by her male friend, boarded the train at Kharghar after visiting their friend and was returning to her residence in Vashi. They were travelling in the general compartment. When the train reached Juinagar station at around 9.20 pm, the accused allegedly deliberately fell on her despite the compartment not being crowded and allegedly touched her lower back. The girl felt offended and confronted him.As the train halted, the accused Mukhiya jumped onto the platform and attempted to escape. The girl’s male friend chased him and shouted for help to catch him. Hearing the chaos, three GRP constables—Sanjeev Naik, Srikant Gorate, and Sandeep Mite—who were on duty at the platform, chased the accused and nabbed him.Inspector Undre said, “The GRP constables brought the accused to Vashi GRP outpost where an offence was registered against him. He was produced before the railway court at CSMT. As the offence is non-bailable, he was remanded to magistrate custody for 14 days.” Navi Mumbai: A 21-year-old man was arrested by Vashi GRP for allegedly sexually harassing a 17-year-old girl in the Panvel-CSMT bound train on Tuesday night. Kiran Undre, senior inspector of Vashi GRP, said that the arrested accused was identified as Indrajit Mukhiya, who works at a sweet confectionery in Kharghar. Acting on a complaint by the victim, the accused Mukhiya was booked under relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and the Pocso Act.On Tuesday, the complainant, accompanied by her male friend, boarded the train at Kharghar after visiting their friend and was returning to her residence in Vashi. They were travelling in the general compartment. When the train reached Juinagar station at around 9.20 pm, the accused allegedly deliberately fell on her despite the compartment not being crowded and allegedly touched her lower back. The girl felt offended and confronted him.As the train halted, the accused Mukhiya jumped onto the platform and attempted to escape. The girl’s male friend chased him and shouted for help to catch him. Hearing the chaos, three GRP constables—Sanjeev Naik, Srikant Gorate, and Sandeep Mite—who were on duty at the platform, chased the accused and nabbed him.Inspector Undre said, “The GRP constables brought the accused to Vashi GRP outpost where an offence was registered against him. He was produced before the railway court at CSMT. As the offence is non-bailable, he was remanded to magistrate custody for 14 days.”
