Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Man Arrested for Assaulting Woman on Mumbai Local Train
A man got into an argument with a woman on a crowded train.
They were fighting about a seat.
The man got very angry and hurt the woman, said mean words, and touched her in a wrong way.
Someone on the train recorded what happened on their phone.
The video was posted on social media and lots of people saw it.
The police saw the video too and started looking for the man.
They found him and arrested him in less than 12 hours.
The man's name is Mohammad Rizwan Ansari and he is 36 years old.
The police also found the woman and listened to her side of the story.
Now the police will decide what happens next.
Mohammad Rizwan Ansari, 36, was arrested within 12 hours after a video allegedly showing him assaulting a woman on a local train went viral.
The incident occurred on August 5 at around 5.30 pm on a Goregaon-CSMT local train after an argument between Ansari and the woman over a seat.
Ansari allegedly molested, abused and slapped the woman; one report says he also assaulted her with a belt.
After videos surfaced on August 6, Andheri Railway Police launched a search; most reports say Wadala Railway Police traced Ansari to Govandi, though one report says he was arrested from Wadala.
An FIR was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita - one report cites Section 74, while another cites Sections 74, 296 and 115.
The case is the latest in a series of Mumbai train rage incidents, according to one report.
- Who
- Mohammad Rizwan Ansari, a 36-year-old man arrested by the Railway Police, and the woman passenger he allegedly assaulted.
- What
- Ansari allegedly molested, abused and assaulted a woman passenger after a dispute over a seat; a viral video of the incident led to his arrest.
- When
- The incident took place on August 5 at around 5.30 pm; videos surfaced on August 6 and he was arrested within 12 hours.
- Where
- On a Goregaon-CSMT local train, after boarding at Jogeshwari; Ansari was traced to Govandi, according to most reports.
- Why
- The alleged assault followed an argument over a seat, and the viral videos prompted police to trace both the accused and the woman.
- Accused
- Mohammad Rizwan Ansari
- Age of accused
- 36 years
- Incident date
- August 5
- Incident time
- Around 5.30 pm
- Incident location
- Goregaon-CSMT local train
- Boarding station
- Jogeshwari
- Arrest location
- Govandi per most reports; Wadala per one report
- Arrest timeline
- Within 12 hours of videos surfacing on August 6
- Legal action
- FIR under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (Section 74 per one report; Sections 74, 296 and 115 per another)
