Mumbai police arrested 53-year-old Jitendra Hirmukhe after he allegedly assaulted a woman commuter and shoved her off a local train at Naigaon railway station when she resisted sexual harassment.
She fell directly into the gap between two coaches as the train pulled away. Fellow passengers and an on-duty police officer pulled her from the tracks moments before the moving rake could crush her completely. Surgeons later amputated her arm at the hospital, where medical staff also closed a severe head wound with 16 stitches.
The violence was unprovoked and brutal.
Police investigators pieced together the sequence using railway platform closed-circuit television recordings and witness testimony. The survivor boarded the Virar-bound local train at Borivali to travel to Naigaon. During the journey, Hirmukhe repeatedly subjected her to inappropriate physical touch despite her vocal protests.
She confronted him on the train. When she demanded accountability, asking whether he had female relatives at home, the suspect escalated the abuse. The survivor threw a slipper to defend herself and force him away. Hirmukhe retaliated by hurling his own footwear, shouting profanities, and lunging forward as the train entered Naigaon station.
Then came the shove. Hirmukhe pushed her violently off the coach threshold into the platform gap before walking away into the commuter crowd. Platform cameras tracked the suspect wearing a red shirt, weaving through arriving passengers, briefly speaking to a bystander, and pacing the length of the platform while clutching his forehead before exiting the premises. Railway police tracked and arrested him shortly afterward.
Family members of the survivor protested outside police offices after discovering that the initial First Information Report omitted stringent provisions for attempted murder. Accompanied by local representatives from the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, the family demanded immediate enhancement of the penal sections against Hirmukhe.
Police officials confirmed that formal charges are being revised to reflect the severity of the life-threatening assault, citing medical records and platform video footage.
I was the one who took care of everything—my entire household, everything. I cannot do anything with just one arm. I have 16 stitches on my head. I want justice. And he must be punished.
Statement by the survivor from her hospital bed
| Case Parameter | Official Status |
|---|---|
| Accused | Jitendra Hirmukhe, 53 |
| Incident Location | Naigaon Railway Station, Western Line |
| Survivor Injuries | Amputated arm, cranial trauma (16 stitches) |
| Key Evidence | Platform CCTV recordings, eyewitness testimony |
| Legal Status | Accused in custody; attempt to murder provisions pending addition |
Police are scheduled to present Hirmukhe before the metropolitan magistrate court following the completion of platform reconstruction and the formal submission of upgraded charges.