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35-year-old school teacher jumps off local train to escape molestation
Updated On: 19 February, 2019 06:45 PM IST | | Suraj Ojha
Victim mistakenly boards a Kurla yard-bound train from CSMT station; suspect allegedly shuts a door and attempts to molest victim when she jumps out to save herself

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A woman school teacher jumped out of a moving train in a bid to escape a molestation attempt inside the ladies compartment of a Central Railway train in Mumbai. The 35-year-old sustained injuries to her head. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus government railway police made a breakthrough in the case by arresting the accused identified as Ashraf Ali Karimulla Shaikh (27) who allegedly tried to molest the teacher in a running train. The accused was nabbed from Mumbai Central and a case was filed against him.
The incident occurred at around 8:30 am when the woman who works in Parel, mistakenly boarded a train that was headed to the Kurla yard from CSMT station. According to the sources, she sat in the compartment behind the motorman's cabin when Shaikh allegedly entered the coach.


