"Hit With Slipper, Pushed Off Train": Woman Who Lost Arm Recounts Horror

Explained

What happened

A 22-year-old woman was travelling on a Mumbai local train when, according to The Statesman, she objected to a man's inappropriate behaviour. The paper reports that she was allegedly molested and then pushed off the moving train at Naigaon railway station. She lost her left arm, which was amputated, and The Statesman says the accused has been arrested.

NDTV, citing the complaint the woman filed, says the man kept touching her inappropriately, a behaviour she describes as "bad touch." Its headline also says she was hit with a slipper before being pushed off the train, though the detail is not expanded in the portion of the report available to us. Zee News describes the event in similar terms, reporting that she lost an arm after being pushed off a train for resisting molestation.

Why it matters

The incident has drawn attention to the safety of women on crowded Mumbai local trains. All three outlets frame the case around harassment that escalated into a physical attack, leaving the victim with a serious and permanent injury. Because the accounts come from a woman's complaint and police action reported in the media, the events are presented as allegations that the courts will need to examine.

What we don't know yet

The reports do not agree on every detail, and some points rest on a single source. The 22-year-old age and the arrest of the accused are reported only by The Statesman. The NDTV headline's mention of a slipper is not repeated in the other accounts we have. The reports also do not give the accused's identity, the exact sequence of events on the train, or the charges he faces. Zee News and The Statesman use "resisting" or "objected," while the wording of the alleged molestation is drawn from the complaint as NDTV describes it. Further official details, including any statement from police or the railways, are not included in these reports.

Written by the 91News.in desk with AI assistance, based on reports from NDTV, Zee News, The Statesman. Updated 13 Nov 2026, 1:05 pm. Spotted an error? Tell us.