Woman loses arm after fall on tracks at Naigaon station; man, 53, arrested for molestation

The question of women's safety on Mumbai's local trains has been raised again. A 20-year-old woman was allegedly pushed at Naigaon railway station after she protested against molestation. She fell onto the track and her left arm was severed at the elbow. The Railway Police have arrested one accused in the case.

According to police, the incident took place on the evening of November 4, 2026. The woman boarded a Virar-bound local from Borivali. Unable to reach the women's compartment, she hurriedly climbed into the men's compartment. It is alleged that a man named Jitendra Hirmukhe was touching her inappropriately in the same compartment.

The woman got off at Naigaon station at around 7.15 pm. It is alleged that the accused followed her off the train and began the same behaviour on the platform. The woman protested and demanded an answer from him. An argument followed. In anger, the woman took off her slipper and tried to hit him with it. It is alleged that the accused also threw a slipper at her, caught her by the hand, slapped her and pushed her hard.

The push sent the woman through the gap between the train and the platform and straight onto the track. The train started moving at that moment and she could not save herself. Her left arm came under the wheel of the train and was severed at the elbow. The incident caused panic at the station, and passengers present there also expressed anger. Fear prevails among commuters, even though several measures are said to have been taken for women's safety at the station.

The woman is currently being treated at Cooper Hospital in Mumbai. She filed a complaint with the Railway Police on November 6. On that basis, a case has been registered at Bhayandar Railway Police station under Sections 74, 117(2) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Given the seriousness of the incident, the Railway Police formed special teams to trace the accused. Based on technical investigation, police arrested Jitendra Hirmukhe on November 9. He is 53 years old. He worked as a loader at a transport company in Goregaon. He has been sent to judicial custody.