On the night of November 2, a search-and-rescue party consisting of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and local law enforcement located Sreekutty, a 19-year-old, who was booted off a moving Kerala Express train by an allegedly inebriated fellow passenger between Varkala and Kadakkavoor stations in Thiruvananthapuram.
Sreekutty, who suffered serious cranial and other serious injuries, is battling for her life at the Government Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram.
Woman thrown from a moving train prompts public outcry and raises questions about passenger safety
The terrifying incident, emblematic of the darker side of daily commuting, has resonated strongly among the travelling public, especially women transiting alone on commuter trains running largely empty at night. It has sparked a strident demand for gender-sensitive policing of public spaces.
The Joint Council, a service organisation affiliated to the Communist Party of India (CPI), is organising a march to the Southern Railways Divisional Office in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday (November 7, 2025) demanding greater security for women on commuter trains.
