Overview
- A 20-year-old woman from Ghatkopar East reported that a man exposed himself and touched her inappropriately on a Mumbai local train, and she filed a complaint with railway police after the incident on Friday morning.
- Kalyan Railway Police in Thane district identified and arrested the 30-year-old accused, Rahul Dashrath Vishwakarma, who is a resident of Ambernath and is currently in custody.
- Police have registered a case and booked the accused under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for assault, sexual harassment, and acts intended to outrage a woman’s modesty, and officials say the investigation is ongoing.
- The swift arrest followed the victim’s complaint and reflects active railway police response to reports of harassment on crowded local trains, with further inquiries planned to collect evidence and witness statements.
- The case highlights persistent safety concerns for women on Mumbai’s public-transport network and shows authorities applying the new criminal code cited in recent transit harassment prosecutions.