93 schoolgirls sexually harassed for over four hours in train: reports

93 schoolgirls were allegedly sexually harassed in a train by a group of men for over four hours in the early hours of Sunday, reports say.

The students were traveling from Patna to Dhanbad, along with three teachers, after attending an environmental camp.

At around 10 pm on Saturday, when the girls boarded their train, the Ganga Damodar Express, at the Patna station, they reportedly found their seats taken by a large group of men.

The students reportedly went to the railway police, who did not take any action but told them to board the train, saying the men would vacate the seats.

But when the train started moving at 11:40 pm, the men not only stayed put, they allegedly started harassing the girls. When the teachers tried to stop them, they were also allegedly assaulted and slapped.

The girls reportedly huddled together as the men grabbed at them and allegedly molested them. No train staff or passenger came forward to help, according to reports.

The relentless assault went on for four hours until the men got off the train at the Koderma station, nearly 150 km from Patna.

According to reports, the teachers and the girls will file a police complaint at Dhanbad today.

Source: NDTV