A railway loco pilot was arrested Tuesday on charges of molesting a woman in a running train in Bihar, police said.
Manoj Pandey, who was travelling in the Mahananda Express, was arrested by the Government Railway Police on charges of molesting a woman passenger near Mokama railway station in Patna district.
"Manoj was arrested following a complaint lodged by a woman that he molested her," said a police official.
Manoj Pandey told police that he is a railway loco pilot, posted at New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal.
Police have begun investigation into the case.
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