Ranchi, September 13
A girl travelling in the Delhi-Howrah Toofan Express train was today found in a semi-conscious state at Madhupur in Deogar district and it is suspected that she was raped, a senior railway police official said today.
The police suspect that the girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in the train, Superintendent of Police (Railway) Dhanbad Division Sidho Hembram said. Two persons, including a TT, have been detained in connection with the incident, he said.
“She claims she has been raped but she is still in a semi-conscious state. Only after an hour or two we can get a clear picture,” the SP said, adding no FIR has been filed as the girl was not clear in her statement.
The girl, said to be from Uttar Pradesh, was travelling alone in the Delhi-Howrah Toofan Express.
— PTI
