Two persons have been arrested for allegedly molesting a woman and attempting to throw her off a moving local train in Maharashtras Thane district, police said on Saturday. The incident took place late on Wednesday night, when the accused got into the ladies compartment of the local train and one of them molested the 21-year-old victim who was travelling to Kasara, inspector V D Shardul of Kalyan railway police station said. When the victim resisted their advances, the accused tried to throw her off the moving train between Khardi and Umbarmali stations, the official said. The victim managed to escape from the accused and she later lodged a complaint, he said. The police have apprehended Mulund resident Amol Jadhav (23) and Aman Hila (19) of Rabodi in Thane, the official said. The duo has been booked under relevant sections of the IPC and Indian Railways Act, he added. Keep scrolling to read more news Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates. Mid-Day is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@middayinfomedialtd) and stay updated with the latest news This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever

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