Chennai: A 23-year-old man was arrested by the Railway police for allegedly masturbating inside the women’s compartment of a local train in Chennai.

The accused has been identified as Lakshmanan, a resident of Meenamabakkam. He was arrested from Chrompet and handed over to the Tambaram Railway Police and a case was registered under section 354-A (sexual harassment) of the IPC.

The incident happened during night time a few days ago, when the man entered the ladies compartment on the train. After the train crossed the Pallavaram station, he started masturbating in front of women passengers. A woman journalist who was travelling in the train recorded a video of the incident on her mobile phone and confronted the man. When the train reached the Chrompet station, he got down and ran away.

Railway Police has released a press note stating that, based on the video, they have arrested the offender identified as Lakshmanan and has booked him under section 354 A of PC.