India, Sept. 23 -- A 21-year-old woman commuter was struck on the face by a flying stone hurled by an unidentified person on Monday evening leaving the victim with injuries on face. The Wadala Government Railway Police (GRP) said the incident occurred around 7.30pm when the victim, identified as Harshada Pawar, was returning home from work. Pawar, who is employed at a private firm near CSMT, was standing on the footboard of a packed Harbour Line train when the attack took place.

"As the train was passing between Cotton Green and Reay Road stations, someone lurking in the darkness hurled a stone. It hit Pawar directly on her face, leaving her bleeding and shaken," said senior police inspector Arshuddin Shaikh of Wadala GRP.

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