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Mumbai: Personnel in uniforms to be posted in ladies coaches of suburban trains
Updated On: 12 July, 2023 08:50 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The move comes in the wake of recent incidents of sexual harassment of woman commuters on suburban trains in Mumbai
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The Government Railway Police (GRP) will deploy personnel in uniforms in ladies compartments of suburban trains and on platforms, numbering more than 1,200, between 9 pm and 6 am to ensure the safety of women commuters, a senior official told news agency PTI.
The move comes in the wake of recent incidents of sexual harassment of woman commuters on suburban trains in Mumbai. Two incidents of sexual assault and harassment of women on moving trains in the city were reported in the past month. The Railway police solved both the cases by arresting the accused persons.
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