Army official allegedly molests woman in Delhi-bound train, held

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : May 26 2018 | 11:20 PM IST

A woman was allegedly molested by an Army official in a moving train on here way to Delhi from Rajasthan today, police said.

The woman, who was travelling alone from Kota to city's Hazrat Nizamuddin station in Duronto Express, alleged that the Army Subedar tried to inappropriately touch her, they said.

She alleged that the accused was consuming liquor with his friends and to save herself, she locked herself inside a toilet, the police said.

After the train reached Delhi this morning, she lodged a complaint and on the basis of which a zero FIR was registered, they said.

The 48-year-old official was then arrested, the police said.

The Delhi Police has informed their counterparts in Kota about the matter.

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First Published: May 26 2018 | 11:20 PM IST

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