The man who allegedly threw a woman passenger off a local train in Mumbai after she objected to sexual harassment is seen in a CCTV video walking away nonchalantly from the crime scene.
The survivor has lost her arm. Wearing a red shirt, the accused filters through the crowd on the railway platform and even briefly interacts with another passenger. He takes a left and disappears from the view of the camera. Before she could climb up to the platform, the train moved. She was seriously injured and was pulled to the platform by a police officer and fellow passengers. During treatment, her hand had to be amputated. Amid the commotion, the accused fled the scene. He was later arrested. The survivor’s family alleged that the section that deals with attempted murder wasn’t included by the police in the case. They met with MNS leaders seeking their intervention. Police have assured them that the relevant sections will be added soon.
The video shows the accused, identified as 53-year-old Jitendra Hirmukhe, who was later arrested, walking quickly on a platform. She also sustained a serious head injury, which required 16 stitches.
