Woman pushed towards train at Naigaon station loses left arm; 53-year-old man arrested

The Government Railway Police (GRP) at Bhayander have arrested a man in connection with an incident involving a woman passenger at Naigaon railway station in Mumbai. The woman alleges she was molested in a local train and, when she protested, was pushed from the platform towards the train. She lost her left arm in the incident.

Recounting her ordeal, the woman said the other coaches were crowded, so she sat in the coach meant for the differently abled, where a few women and some men were present. According to her, as Naigaon station neared, a man began molesting her and touching her inappropriately.

She said that as soon as she got off at the station, she hurled abuses at the man, and he began abusing her in return. She asked him whether he had no mother or sister at home, and took off her slipper. After this, by her account, the man pushed her from the platform towards the stationary local, and she fell into the gap between two coaches.

According to the woman, the local then started moving. To keep the train from passing over her and to save her life, she lay down on the track. Even so, her left arm was caught by the train.

She said she has already undergone one operation at Cooper Hospital in Mumbai and will need another. The injury needed 16 stitches. Expressing anger at the railway administration, she said she received no help from the railways, the police did not cooperate as much as they should have, and she did not get treatment at first.

According to information provided by the Western Railway, the incident took place on November 4, 2026, at about 7.04 pm. An injured woman passenger was found on platform number 1 at Naigaon station. She was taken immediately to Jansewa Hospital in Vasai for treatment. At the time, the matter initially appeared to be an accident.

On November 6, 2026, the woman's detailed statement was recorded at Cooper Hospital in Mumbai. She said an unknown male passenger in the local train had allegedly molested her. After she got off at Naigaon station and protested, he allegedly pushed her. She fell onto the track between two coaches and her left arm came under the train.

On the basis of this statement, a case, Crime No. 061/2026, was registered at Bhayander GRP under Sections 67, 117(2) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.

A joint team of GRP Bhayander and RPF Vasai Road identified the accused and tried to apprehend him. GRP Bhayander arrested him on November 9. The accused is a 53-year-old man from Naigaon (East) in Palghar district. He is currently in GRP Bhayander custody, and the GRP is investigating the case.

The Western Railway said it is committed to passenger safety. It has appealed to passengers to report any molestation or suspicious incident immediately to railway officials or through Rail Madad.