India, Nov. 10 -- A 25-year-old woman was allegedly sexually harassed and assaulted by a fellow passenger aboard the Malabar Express in Kerala on Tuesday while travelling to work in Thiruvananthapuram.

The 39-year-old accused was arrested by the Thampanoor Railway Police. He is to be booked under Sections 74, 75, 115 and 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, relating to assault or criminal force against a woman, sexual harassment, voluntarily causing hurt and acts endangering personal safety.

According to the police, the woman had boarded the train at Chirayinkeezhu, as she routinely does while commuting to work in the city. She initially thought the repeated touching by the man was due to the crowd in the train, but later realised that i...