Man held at Mumbai's Ghatkopar station for sexually harassing woman commuter in local train

MUMBAI: An alert women's squad attached to the Dadar Government Railway Police (GRP) apprehended a 35-year-old man who had sexually harassed a woman commuter on a Central Railway local train less than two weeks ago. The accused, Rahul Jagdhane, had attempted to mislead investigators by boarding and alighting from multiple trains after the incident, police said.
The incident occurred on February 20 at around 10:15 pm. The 23-year-old complainant was traveling on a local train when she noticed the accused seated in an adjacent handicapped compartment.
He was making lewd gestures at her. The woman immediately alerted a home guard, who went to look for the accused after the train halted, but he had already fled.
After she lodged a police complaint, officers reviewed CCTV footage from various stations. They found video evidence of the accused changing trains on both Western and Central Railway, repeatedly entering and exiting railway premises.
Recently, a women's squad attached to the Dadar GRP spotted him traveling in the handicapped coach of a local train at Ghatkopar. With the help of patrolling personnel, they apprehended him at Ghatkopar station.
Police said the accused does odd jobs for a living and does not have a prior criminal record.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)