In a shocking incident that raises serious questions about women’s safety on trains, a 19-year-old woman was allegedly kicked off a moving train by a co-passenger near Varkala on Sunday night.

The accused, a resident Panachamoodu, Thiruvananthapuram, has been taken into custody by the Railway Police.

According to police sources, the victim, a native of Palode, was travelling in the general compartment of the Kerala Express bound for Thiruvananthapuram along with her friend. The two had boarded the train from Aluva. The incident occurred around 8:45 PM, shortly after the train passed Ayanthi, about 1.5 kilometres from Varkala railway station.

“On November 2 at about 08:40 pm, a male passenger, under the influence of alcohol, pushed a female passenger, from the rear General Coach of Train

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