20-Year-Old Pushed Onto Railway Tracks： Railway Personnel & Passengers Helped Rescue The Woman

Shifting focus to Maharashtra now, a 20-year-old woman has lost her left arm after she was allegedly molested and pushed onto the tracks at Naigao railway station. The woman had confronted the accused after he allegedly touched her inappropriately. He was arrested five days after the incident following an examination of CCTV footage. The incident took place on November 4th when the woman was travelling from Borivali to Virar. According to her complaint, a 53-year-old man touched her inappropriately inside the train. She confronted him and got off at the Naigao station. But the man allegedly followed her. She says he touched her inappropriately and made an obscene remark. The woman retaliated by throwing her footwear at him. That is when she alleges he pushed her towards the train. She fell into the gap between two coaches with her left arm coming under the train's wheels. The injury was so severe that the arm had to be amputated. Railway personnel and fellow passengers helped rescue her before she was rushed for medical treatment. The accused has been identified as 53-year-old Jitendra Hirumukhe. Police examined CCTV footage from the station and arrested him on November 9. He has been booked under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita. Dealing with voluntary causing grievous hurt, assault or criminal force against a woman with an intent to outrage her modesty and intentional insult. Vijyant, Principal Correspondent Vishal Yadav has sent us this report from Mumbai regarding all of the details. Take a look. Initially, it was suspected to be... A railway accident case, but it was only after the women's statement on November 6th, the police started looking for the accused and he was arrested three days later from his residence here in Mumbai. Now what this entire case is about, the accused here in concern has given details at how the argument started that he initially... ...argued that why the woman was on a compartment which was reserved for the disabled person. So that is how the argument broke out and the woman in her statement has alleged that he was constantly touching her inappropriately and that is when the confrontation took place. They also threw slippers at each other and when the station reached, he allegedly pushed her off and she lost her left arm in that. So now the Mumbai police has... Also added attempt to murder charges against the accused and currently he is in judicial custody. This is Disha reporting here for Beyond World This One from Mumbai.