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Two men sexually assaulted a pregnant woman and then threw her out of a moving train in Tamil Nadu
The woman was thrown out of the moving train after which she was taken to the District Government Hospital in Vellore.
Two men allegedly sexually assaulted a four-month pregnant woman and then threw her out of a moving train in Tamil Nadu. The horrific incident triggered outrage in the state and a political spat between the opposition and the ruling DMK.
The police have detained one person in connection with the matter.
The woman was travelling to Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh when she was she was sexually assaulted in the early hours of Friday when the train was passing from Jolarpettai in Tirupattur district, India Today reported.
The woman was headed to the washroom when she was attacked by the two men. The woman screamed for help and ran towards the washroom but the men chased her and pushed her out of the Combaitore-Tirupati Intercity Express in Vellore district.
The woman’s hand and leg were fractured and she also sustained injuries to her head. She was rushed to the District Government Hospital in Vellore where she is receiving treatment. The woman used to work at an apparel company in Coimbatore.
A case was registered by the Jolarpettai police and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) started investigating the case and checking the CCTV footage to identify the culprits.
A man, identified as Hemraj, was detained by the police in the case and taken for questioning.
According to the police, Hemraj is a habitual offender and has a history of criminal activity.
Criticising DMK-led state government over the incident, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswamy said, “The news that a pregnant woman was sexually assaulted by two men and then pushed off a train when she tried to scream is shocking. It is the height of shame that women in Tamil Nadu cannot walk safely on the road; cannot go to school, colleges, or workplaces; and now cannot even travel by train.”
He said that the “continuation of such atrocities” proves the failure of the state government to protect women and appealed for strict legal action against the culprits.