• Woman pushed off bus after molest protest
    Times of India | 1 June 2025
  • Kolkata: A 22-year-old woman sustained injuries near her eyes after being allegedly pushed off a moving bus by her molester in north Kolkata's Sinthee More on Friday afternoon after she protested against sexual harassment by a fellow passenger.The accused, identified as Md Saif alias Saifuddin (21), a resident of Narkeldanga, was arrested by Cossipore Police. He was charged under multiple sections of the BNS, including sections 74 (assault or the use of criminal force against a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty), 79 (gestures or acts intended to insult the modesty of a woman), and 115 (2) (voluntarily causing hurt).According to police sources, the incident occurred between 3:30 pm and 4 pm when the woman, a resident of Sinthee, was travelling on a public bus from Sealdah. The accused boarded the bus at Rajabazar and allegedly began inappropriately touching her despite strong protests."When I objected to his behaviour, he violently pushed me. I fell from the moving bus," the woman stated in her complaint. She suffered injuries near her eye after hitting a metal bus handle during the fall.Local residents and fellow passengers helped police arrest the accused at Sinthee More. The victim was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment."We have registered a case and arrested the accused," said a senior police officer at Cossipore police station. "We will pray in court to record her confidential statement before a magistrate," he added.Police officials said they were reviewing CCTV footage from the area and gathering statements from witnesses, including the bus conductor.
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