THANE: A 19-year-old boy was booked for allegedly raping his female friend on the Gorakhpur Express at Thane railway station on Wednesday. Thane GRP said they knew each other, were studying together in a Mumbai college, and had planned marriage.
“The duo got into the train and the girl had nearly Rs 2 lakh with her. As the train reached Thane station around 7am, the boy came outside after allegedly raping the girl in the toilet. As the ticket-checker asked for her ticket, she alighted but the boy told her to go ahead and he would follow, but he left by the train,” said a police officer.
The girl's parents were called and a rape case was registered with Kurar police but was subsequently transferred to Thane GRP for a further probe.
Police said she had been sent for a medical examination.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)