15-year-old apprehended for alleged molestation

Railway police have apprehended a 15-year-old youth for allegedly molesting a woman at the Churchgate station in south Mumbai.

The incident took place on July 8, when the 22-year-old woman was standing on platform three, waiting for train, said a Government Railway Police officer.

The youth walked up to her and molested her before trying to flee, but some other commuters and RPF personnels present on the spot caught him.

A case under IPC section 354 (outraging woman's modesty) was registered against him.