By IANS,
Lucknow : Five students have been arrested for allegedly molesting women at gunpoint on a train in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah district, officials said Monday.
The incident took place on the Delhi-bound Gomti Express Monday morning near the Phaphund railway station in Etawah, some 300 km from Lucknow, they said.
“Some of the girls mustered courage and managed to approach Railway Protection Force (RPF) officials in the train after which the five students were nabbed,” A.K. Singh, Government Railway Police (GRP) inspector in Etawah, told IANS.
“All the students arrested are residents of Dibyapur town in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya district and are enrolled with an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Etawah,” he added.
According to officials, besides the five students some of their friends were also involved in the incident. “The five are being questioned to know the whereabouts of the other students involved in the incident,” said Singh.