Naked man enters ladies compartment of Mumbai local. Video captures passengers’ reaction

A naked man entered the ladies compartment of a Mumbai local train on Monday evening, sparking panic and anger among passengers

Published on: Dec 18, 2024, 10:08:54 IST

By Sanya Jain

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A naked man entered the ladies compartment of a Mumbai local train on Monday evening, sparking panic and anger among passengers. The incident occurred around 4 pm on Monday evening when the AC local was travelling from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) to Kalyan. Railways personnel say the man was mentally ill and boarded the train by mistake.

A naked man entered the ladies coach of an AC local in Mumbai (X/@Chinmayjagtap18)

The sequence of events

The naked man boarded the ladies compartment of the Central Railways local around 4.11 pm on Monday, December 16. According to the Times of India, he entered the train when it stopped at Ghatkopar station.

His presence sparked anger and commotion on the train and women in the compartment asked him to get out. The man apparently refused to leave. However, hearing the shouting and commotion, the motorman brought the train to a halt.

The women called the TC who was present in the adjoining bogie. The TC eventually got the man to leave at the next station.

Video goes viral

A video of the incident has been widely circulated online. It shows women asking the naked man to deboard the train. Chants of “Neeche utro (get down),” are audible in the footage, which shows the man standing near the doorway.

The video also shows a Railways personnel pushing the man out. This did not go over well on social media, where many pointed out that the man likely suffered from mental health issues and should have received help.

Lata Argade, a railway activist who received a video of the Mumbai incident from a passenger, said that the incident raised questions about safety and security. Argade pointed out that the man was able to board the train from a busy station like Ghatkopar without any problem.

Railway officials say that the man was mentally unstable. Government Railway Police (GRP) caught him immediately, helped him into some clothes and left him outside the station.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sanya Jain
Sanya Jain is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Digital. She has nearly a decade of experience in covering offbeat stories that speak to the everyday experience - from viral videos to human interest copies that spark conversation. Her interests stretch across business, pop culture, social media trends, entertainment and global affairs. Before joining Hindustan Times, Sanya spent two years with Moneycontrol and five years with NDTV. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and a master’s in journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai. Sanya has a sharp eye for spotting emerging trends and looking for newsworthy angles to elevate viral posts into meaningful narratives. She was the first one, for example, to cover Narayana Murthy’s remark on 70-hour work weeks that sparked a national conversation. She is equally at ease writing about business leaders as about the common man, about issues of national importance and memes that amuse social media. Sanya enjoys speaking with content creators, newsmakers and entrepreneurs to transform everyday moments into engaging, slice-of-life stories that resonate with readers. When she is not working, Sanya can be found curled up with a good book. Born and raised in Lucknow, she has spent the last several years in Delhi. She is deeply interested in animal welfare and now spends a lot of her time running after her destructive orange cat.Read More

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