Man Masturbates On Female Passenger's Face On Train, Arrested (image: Pixabay)

The upsetting incident took place on Tuesday when a 47-year-old man allegedly masturbated on the face of a female passenger while she was sleeping on a train, police said.

22-year old female passenger, along with two friends was traveling on Poorna Express and around morning 7.30 am, the perpetrator came near her while she was sleeping and began masturbating on her face. The victim”s friends suddenly noticed the act, called emergency number and police took action eventually.  The incident happened when the train reached near Gokarna Railway Station in Karnataka.

The accused has been identified as Dattatray Chavan, a native of Maharashtra’s Sangli, works at Kannur in Kerala.

The female passenger hailed from Kozhikode in Kerala, and police officer said that she and her friends are into “cinematography and were on their way from Kerala to Goa to shoot some videos.”

“We learnt that she was feeling safe after the accused was apprehended. We are further investigating the case,” he added.

(With inputs from IANS)