Actress fights off molester inside train even though no one cares for her screams
Thiruvanthapuram, Feb 2 (IBNS) : Confronting a molester inside a running train in the wee hours, a young actress showed courage and presence of mind to hold on to him with no immediate help forthcoming, till assistance finally arrived, media reports said.
The incident happened in the early hours of Friday inside the solitary confine of a two-tier air-conditioned coach of the Maveli Express that runs between Mangaluru Central and Thiruvananthapuram.
Sanusha Santosh, who has acted in South Indian movies, told NDTV that the incident took place when she was asleep in an uppers berth. She was shocked to have opened her eyes and found a man rubbing his hand against her lips.
Santosh had boarded the train at Kannur.
"I opened my eyes as I felt something against my lips. I was shocked to see a man's hand. I held on to his hand and twisted his fingers. I tried reaching out to a person in the berth below me for help but he didn't bother. I was shouting but no one cared to respond. This happened around 1.10 am. Just two people, scriptwriter Unni and another passenger, Renjith, came forward to help," she said.
NDTV quoted her as saying that even as the two men went to look for the TTE or the Train Ticket Examiner, she didn't allow the alleged molester to move. "Once the TTE came and got the information, he called the next railway station and the railway police were informed. When we reached Thrissur half an hour later, the railway police arrested him. I gave my statement and continued my journey to Thiruvananthapuram in the same train," Santosh told NDTV.
Anto Bose, the alleged molester, who has been booked on charges of outraging the modesty of a woman, has been sent to custody for 14 days.
Image:Sanusha Santosh facebook page
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