Kolkata: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly molested inside a public toilet for women by a worker of the facility near Sodepur railway station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat main section of Eastern Railway on Monday afternoon.
The accused, identified as Bikram Shaw, was arrested later by cops from Khardah police station. Locals had alerted the cops.
Shaw allegedly touched the girl's private parts despite her screaming for help.
"I was feeling dizzy. That's why I went to the washroom to bathe," the girl said.
The incident sparked massive outrage at the Sodepur railway station area.Locals thrashed the accused before handing him over to the police.
The minor was travelling from Nimta's Fatullapur with her elder brother to Rajasthan, sources said.
Hearing the girl's screams, her brother — who was inside another toilet for men — rushed out of it immediately and rescued the girl along with locals.
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