Army Captain held for misbehaviour with woman passenger

A woman has charged an armyofficer with misbehaviour with her in a train, after which the officer was arrested, Government Railway Police (GRP) sources said today.

A woman has charged an armyofficer with misbehaviour with her in a train, after which the officer was arrested, Government Railway Police (GRP) sources said on Friday.

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The woman lodged a complaint against Captain Basant Chaudhary of Rajputana Rifles travelling in AC I coach of Ganga-Satluj Express train accusing him of sexually harassing her between Mughalsarai and Durgawati station last night, GRP Inspector B K Singh said.

The complainant had boarded the train at Lucknow, he said.

On the complaint of the woman, the GRP personnel took Chaudhary in remand and handed him to GRP police station at Bhabhua Road railway station, he said.

The 13300 DN Ganga-Satluz Express was on way to Dhanbad from Ferozpur in Punjab.