Couple on train gets help after tweets to Railway Minister

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Press Trust of India Dhanbad (Jharkhand)
Last Updated : Apr 20 2016 | 1:02 AM IST
A couple travelling on Ajmer Sharif-Sealdah Express was immediately attended by authorities after they sought help through a tweet directed to the twitter handle of Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
About 20 youths started harassing the woman and her husband soon after the train left Ajmer Sharif last night. After complaints to officials at Kanpur and Agra railway stations yielded no result, they tweeted to the Railway Minister, drawing his attention, In-charge of GRP, Dhanbad, Shashi Bhusan said.
Police detained five youths when the train reached Dhanbad station while others fled, he said.
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First Published: Apr 20 2016 | 1:02 AM IST

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