A 28-year-old nurse returning home from work was allegedly molested by an inebriated youth in a ladies coach of a Virar-Dahanu train around midnight on Sunday.
The accused, Sukhram Ganva (22), who also tried to snatch her mobile, fled via the vestibule but was nabbed by GRP at Dahanu Road station after the woman, who was alone, raised an alarm.
The home guard on duty in the coach was absent and has been suspended.The woman fought off Ganva, a contract labourer employed in the track maintenance work, said Palghar GRP senior inspector Yogesh Devre. He added that Ganva had entered the coach with the intention of robbing the woman. He does not have a criminal record.
Ganva has been booked under sections 354 (molestation) and 393 (attempt to robbery) of the Indian Penal Code and sections sections 137 (travelling without a ticket) and 162 (travelling in a ladies coach) of the Indian Railways Act. He has been remanded in police custody for two days.