NEW DELHI – The Railway Protection Force on Saturday arrested an Indianarmy Officer from Nizamuddin railway station for sexually assaulting awoman on board Pune-Delhi Duronto Express. The RPF arrested the man afterthe victim reported the matter to the train ticket examiner (TTE) whoinformed the police in Delhi.
Shashi Kumar, senior divisional security commissioner, railway protectionforce said that on Saturday, a woman who was travelling by Duronto Expressfrom Pune to Delhi accused the army man of harassing and trying to sexuallyassault her.
“The complainant said one army person, a subedar, posted in Pune allegedlymolested her when their train was near Kota, Rajasthan. The woman thenraised the matter with the TTE who was on duty. The TTE in turn informedthe police in Delhi and the army personnel was nabbed and handed over tothe RPF as soon as the train arrived at Nizamuddin railway station. He waslater handed over to the government railway police (GRP),” Kumar said.
The train was not being escorted by RPF or GRP men at the time of incident,Kumar added.