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Woman jumps from train to escape molester

THRISSUR: A 23-year-old woman was injured seriously after she jumped from a running train to escape a molestation bid on Tuesday night.

The police are investigating whether she was thrown out of the Ernakulam-Shoranur passenger train by the molester. They also suspect that the molester also jumped from the train and raped her.

The woman was found in an unconscious state near the tracks at Vettikkattiri near Cheruthururthy with serious head injuries at 9.30 p.m., after the train's guard informed the Railway Police that a woman had fallen from the train, the police said.

She was rushed to the Thrissur Medical College Hospital by the police escort vehicle of Revenue Minister K.P. Rajendran and was admitted to the ICU. Her condition remains serious, hospital sources said.

The woman was put on ventilator having suffered head injuries, a fractured skull, and bleeding in the brain. Most of her injuries were on the face and hand, and this could be because she was thrown out from the train. Normally, when a person jumps from a moving train, the injuries are on the legs, hospital sources said.

According to the police, the compartment was near empty; the women's compartment is usually almost empty after the train leaves Thrissur, and there were no guards or policemen in the coach.

As part of the investigations, the police are searching for a physically challenged person who got into the train from the Vallathole Nagar railway station.

The woman is employed in a private firm in Kochi and was on her way home near Shoranur in connection with a marriage proposal.

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