Days after a 20-year-old woman was raped on Lucknow-Mumbai Pushpak Express train between Igatpuri and Kasara railway stations in Maharashtra, the Government Railway Police (GRP) on Monday, October 11, arrested all the eight accused involved in the case.
Soon after the incident came to light, the police had then arrested four persons in this connection.
They have been identified as Prakash alias Pakya Damu Pardhi (20), Arshad Sheikh (19), Arjun alias Pavya Subhash Singh Pardeshi (20), Kishor Nandu Sonawane alias Kaliya (25), Kashinath Ramchandra Telam Kashya (23), Akash Shenore alias Akya (20), Dhananjay Bhagat alias Guddu (19) and Rahul Aadole alias Rahulya (22).
All accused have been arrested from Ghoti area of Igatpuri. Four of the accused have some criminal record, while the remaining do not have any previous case against them.
According to a GRP official, the accused had consumed marijuana before entering the train. They had initially not planned to commit robbery in the train. But, after they entered the train, one of the accused tried to commit the offence by threatening a passenger with a knife, said an official.
The scared passenger gave him cash. Seeing the robbery bid successful, the other accused also started threatening passengers with knives. They thought they would not be recognised in the dark, the official further mentioned. During the investigation into the case, the police found that the accused robbed 16 passengers of their cash and also took away nine mobile phones.
The accused sexually assaulted the 20-year-old woman, who got married recently and was coming to settle in Mumbai. When the woman's husband tried to save her, he was also assaulted by the accused, the official said. The police have registered offences against the accused under various Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections, including 395 (dacoity) and 376(D) (gang rape), he added.
The incident took place on Friday night, October 9, when the accused boarded the Mumbai-bound train at Igatpuri and allegedly committed the crime while the train was passing through the ghat section.
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