A ticket checker was violently assaulted by a passenger after being fined for traveling without a valid ticket
MUMBAI: A 42-year-old woman ticket checker of Western Railway was allegedly bitten on the hand and scratched with fingernails by a woman passenger during a ticket-checking exercise on a Virar-bound local train at Andheri station on Wednesday morning. The assault allegedly took place after the passenger was asked to pay a penalty of Rs 510 for travelling without a ticket. The complainant, Harpreet Kaur Kamat, was on duty on the Virar-bound fast local after boarding it at Bandra around 8.26am, according to an FIR registered with Andheri railway police. The incident took place around 8.42am on platform 6/7, when she noticed a woman passenger travelling without a valid ticket. Kamat subsequently collected a fine of Rs 510 and issued a receipt.
When confronted, the passenger claimed that her purse had been stolen and that she could not find her ticket. However, while Kamat was checking the receipt, the passenger allegedly attacked her, biting her hand and scratching her with her fingernails. The complainant further alleged that the woman continued to assault her before she managed to get away. The injured ticket checker was taken to Cooper Hospital for treatment. She later approached the railway police and lodged a complaint.
Police have registered a case under Sections 121(1) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Mumbai | Silver Rate in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai | Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Petrol Price in Mumbai | Diesel Price in Mumbai | CNG Price in Mumbai | LPG Price in Mumbai Stay updated with the latest Mumbai news. The identity of the accused woman is yet to be established, and further investigation is underway. Download the TOI App.