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Indian American charged with pushing woman on to train track

By IANS | Published: November 22, 2020 7:56 AM

New York, Nov 22 An Indian American man has been charged with randomly pushing a woman on to ...

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New York, Nov 22 An Indian American man has been charged with randomly pushing a woman on to the rail track as a train was coming into a station in the city's underground system.

The woman had an incredible escape after she laid down and stayed still on the track while the train passed over her after she was allegedly attacked by Aditya Vemulapati on Thursday, according to police.

Police said that the fire department rescued the woman from under the train.

New York transit police chief Kathleen O'Reilly said on Friday, "The perpetrator waited purposely as the No 5 train was approaching and pushed our victim on to the tracks. She fell, fortunately for her, between the roll bed and the rails and, by the grace of God, sustained

( With inputs from IANS )

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