Months after a series of obscene incidents that took place in the Delhi metro, a similar kind of shocking incident came to light where a 23-year-old man allegedly masturbated in front of a woman at Delhi Metro's Mandi House station platform. As per the reports, metro police have arrested the accused, Shivam Sharma. He has done B. Pharma and was presently working in the marketing department of a pharmaceutical company, they said.

 

 

On Monday, the woman told the police that she was travelling on a metro train from Tughlakabad metro station to Mandi House metro station, a senior police officer said.

 

She de-boarded at Mandi House and was waiting for a friend at platform number 1. The accused, who was at platform number 2, started making objectionable acts/gestures at her. The complainant got scared and approached the CISF staff at the station, the officer said.

 

By the time the CISF staff arrived, the accused boarded the metro and fled. The complainant posted about the incident on X, earlier known as Twitter, following which police contacted her and registered a case, he said.

 

 

 

During analysis of the CCTV footage, the victim identified the accused. The photographs of the accused were also developed. It was found that he de-boarded the metro train at Nangli metro station. Later, it was found that the accused was residing in Rajiv Nagar, Begumpur. Subsequently, he was nabbed, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Metro) G Ram Gopal Naik said.

 

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) spokesperson Anuj Dayal asked the passengers to conduct themselves responsibly while travelling on the metro. "DMRC views such issues with great seriousness. In this particular case, all necessary assistance was extended to the police, which led to the arrest of the accused. After receiving the complaint on social media, we immediately contacted the complainant and collected all necessary details.

 

"Through CCTV footage, the location of the person and his entry to the station was established. It could be traced that he had booked the ticket online and his phone number also could be found. All details were shared with the police who took prompt action and arrested the individual today. DMRC premises are under CCTV surveillance and passengers are requested to conduct themselves responsibly while travelling," Dayal said.