Woman Jumps Off Train With Baby, Husband to Escape Rape Bid

A couple, along with their baby suffered serious injuries when they jumped off a train after the wife felt threatened

The woman jumped off moving train after feeling threatened by a group of drunk men. (Photo: ANI screengrab)

A couple along with their baby suffered serious injuries when they jumped off a train near Dima station in West Bengal after the wife was allegedly molested and an attempt to rape her by a group of men, railway police said, on Wednesday.

Ashabul (32) and his wife (25) carrying their 10-month-old daughter were travelling in the general compartment of Mahananda Express where about 10 to 12 drunkards tried to rape the woman.

Rjabhatkhawa forest officials spotted the family from a jungle and they were later admitted to the Alipurduar Railway Hospital.

Railway police is investigating the incident.