Woman thrashed, thrown off moving train on resisting rape attempt

The victim fiercely resisted the abuse, leading to a violent fight between the two. In defense, the woman reportedly dug her teeth into his hands causing him a bloodied injury. The accused in turn got enraged and beat her up, eventually dragging her to the train's door by her hair and throwing her off the moving train

Banda (Madhya Pradesh): A 25-year-old woman was molested and thrown off the train by a co-passenger on Wednesday, April 27. The victim, reportedly travelling to Banda from Chhatarpur on Khajuraho-Mahoba passenger train, sustained severe injuries and multiple fractures in her body suggesting brutal violence by the accused. Currently receiving treatment at the Khajuraho district hospital, the victim is in a critical condition.

As informed by Railway Safety Commissioner of Jhansi Division Alok Kumar, the accused started molesting the victim who was seated in the bogie next to him. Though the woman resisted, the accused tried to rape her after the train started moving. The victim fiercely resisted the abuse, leading to a violent fight between the two. In defense, the woman dug her teeth into his hands causing him a bloodied injury.

The accused in turn got enraged and beat her up, eventually dragging her to the train's door by her hair and throwing her off the moving train. She was recovered unconscious from the outskirts of the city and immediately admitted to the nearest district hospital. The doctors confirmed severe injuries all over her body as well as multiple broken bones.

The victim, who is currently undergoing treatment in Chhatarpur, said the incident occurred close to Rajnagar town near Khajuraho. "I came to the temple in Bageshwar Dham (Chhatarpur). A co-passenger started molesting me. I resisted his attempts and told him to stay away. I also bit him on his hand in a bid to resist. The man, aged around 30 years, later threw me out of the moving train near Rajnagar," the victim said. She further informed that she has been regularly visiting Bageshwar Dham temple for the last nine months and is a resident of Banda district in Uttar Pradesh. She was returning home by train after visiting the temple when the incident occurred.

After the incident, a zero FIR was registered at Khajuraho police station and was later transferred to the GRP for action. The complaint has been transferred to the Rewa GRP Station for further investigation. Teams of GRP Jabalpur and RPF Jhansi have launched an investigation. The accused has been identified and the police are about to arrest him, Jabalpur's Government Railway Police (GRP) Superintendent of Police (SP) Vinayak Verma informed.