A woman commuting on a Mumbai local train suffered horrific injuries and lost her hand after a man pushed her onto the tracks following an altercation over an attempted molestation at Naigaon railway station, sparking widespread outrage and demands for stricter charges.

A woman commuting on a Mumbai local train suffered horrific injuries and lost her hand after a man pushed her onto the tracks following an altercation over an attempted molestation at Naigaon railway station, sparking widespread outrage and demands for stricter charges.

A woman commuting on a Mumbai local train suffered horrific injuries and lost her hand after a man pushed her onto the tracks following an altercation over an attempted molestation at Naigaon railway station, sparking widespread outrage and demands for stricter charges.

Putting the spotlight on the safety of women in Mumbai local trains, a shocking incident saw a woman passenger lose her hand and suffer grievous injuries after a man pushed her onto the tracks following an altercation between the two over his attempt to molest her. The incident happened in Mira-Bhayandar at the Naigaon railway station.

The Bhayandar Railway Police have arrested the accused, a 53-year-old Jitendra Hiremukh.

The horrific incident happened on a local train going from Malad to Virar on November 4. The woman, hailing from Borivali, was inside the train when the man approached her and touched her inappropriately. According to the woman, he placed his hand near her chest. The woman responded to the assault and hit the man with her shoe. This led to a heated argument between the two, according to local media reports.

The accused then pushed the woman from the moving train, causing her to fall onto the tracks. Her arms were caught under the wheels. Her left hand had to be amputated at the elbow, while her head suffered serious injuries and required 16 stitches.

After the incident, the accused fled, taking advantage of the crowd.

“I was going to Naigaon. The man was touching me inappropriately. I protested and questioned his act. But he was in no mood to listen and kept abusing me. It was then that I reacted and hit him with a shoe. He then assaulted me and pushed me onto the tracks. My life is ruined, and I was the one who took care of everything in the house. I have lost my hand. I want justice,” the victim told reporters.

A case was registered in this regard at the Bhayander Railway Police Station on November 6, but police were initially under sections 74, 117(2), and 352 of the BNS, related to offences of outraging a woman's modesty, voluntarily causing grievous hurt, and intentional insult to provoke a breach of peace.

However, the victim's family expressed strong displeasure over the non-application of the serious section 109 (old section 307) for attempt to murder. Following this, the MNS office-bearers met senior railway police officers in Bhayander and demanded that more severe charges be included.

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