A 22-year-old woman was allegedly molested by a travelling ticket examiner (TTE) in a sleeper coach of the Trivandrum-bound Kerala Express, police said Thursday.
The incident happened Wednesday when the woman was going to Agra from New Delhi, they said.
Government Railway Police Inspector Shiv Kumar Ponia said the victim registered an FIR accusing TTE Arun Kumar Rai of forcibly hugging her, Ponia added.
Asked about the incident, Divisional Commercial Manager (Jhansi) Neeraj Bhatnagar said, "A departmental probe has been initiated to look into the allegation.
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