The Railway Police in the city on Saturday arrested a contract employee of the Indian Railways for sexually assaulting a 30-year-old woman traveller from the United Kingdom on Hampi Express between Hosapete and Bengaluru on Wednesday. The accused took advantage of her sickness, offered help, and sexually assaulted her, according to the police.
Shocked and exhausted by the ordeal, the victim managed to reach the hotel she had booked and informed her friend over the phone before approaching the police. Based on the complaint on Thursday, the city Railway Police swung into action and tracked down the accused, Basavaraj, 22, hailing from Bagalkot, who was in charge of bed rolling in the train. He was arrested on Saturday and booked under section 354A (whoever engages in unwelcome and explicit sexual behaviour, demands sexual favours) of the IPC. However, he was released on bail by the court. The Railways has suspended him.
The victim, in her complaint, said she is in India on a tourist visa and had visited Kerala and Tamil Nadu before visiting Hampi. She booked a return ticket on Hampi Express and boarded the train on Wednesday night.
