Train Passengers Beat Railway Employee to Death After Accusing Him of Molesting Girl

The man was allegedly attacked by the girl’s family and other passengers. According to officials, a family from Siwan boarded the Humsafar Express from Bihar’s Barauni to New Delhi.

On the train, a railway employee, Prashant Kumar, reportedly made an 11-year-old girl from the family sit on his seat. When the girl’s mother went to the washroom, Kumar allegedly molested her.

Upon her return, the girl ran to her mother, hugged her, and informed her of the incident. The mother then told her husband, father-in-law, and other passengers in the M1 (AC III tier economy) coach.

The train reached Aishbagh junction in Lucknow when the angry passengers and family members caught hold of Kumar and thrashed him till the train reached Kanpur Central. At 4.35 am on Thursday, officials from the Government Railway Police (GRP) took Kumar to a hospital, where he was declared brought dead.

The family of the girl filed a complaint of sexual assault, while Kumar’s family filed a complaint of murder. Kumar’s uncle voiced suspicions about the circumstances, implying a conspiracy in his death.

He also questioned the absence of personnel from the Railway Police Force during the assault. Superintendent of Police, GRP (Prayagraj), Abhishek Yadav stated that the girl reported the molestation when the train crossed Aishbagh, and the family members and other passengers then beat up the accused.

At Kanpur Central, the accused was handed over to the GRP and a complaint was filed. When he was taken to the hospital, he was declared dead.