Once again a serious incident of rape has come to light in Jharkhand. This time an attempt was made to rape a woman traveling in a train. The incident took place in the Utkal Express train.
A disabled woman passenger was traveling. At midnight in Utkal Express train going from Puri in Odisha to Rishikesh, a yoga city. At that time woman went to bathroom, when a pantry car employee followed her and tried to rape the woman forcibly. As soon as the incident was reported, the railway police arrested the accused when the train reached Chakradharpur railway station.
When the train was between Cuttack and Jajpur, between 2 and 3 o’clock in the night, Ramjeet, a pantry car employee, entered the bathroom of the train and tried to rape the woman. The accused youth forced himself on the woman and also tried to have unnatural sex. According to the victim, she tried a lot, but she was unable to save herself, then other passengers helped her.
Attempt to rape a handicapped woman
Two other youths travelling in the train, who heard the noises coming from the bathroom, immediately opened the bathroom door and rescued the woman from the accused. These youths informed the railway police about the incident and helped in arresting the accused. When the train reached Chakradharpur station, the railway police took immediate action and arrested the accused Ramjeet.