Man held for sexual assault on pregnant woman in Salem

A 32-year-old man was arrested for sexually assaulting a pregnant woman on a train in Salem on Monday.

The police identified the accused as Tamilarasan, a resident of Vandavasi in Tiruvannamalai district. According to the police, the 38-year-old woman from Kerala was travelling on a train from Chennai. When the train reached Morappur, Tamilarasan allegedly sexually assaulted her. She raised an alarm and informed the railway staff and alerted the railway police on 139. While the train reached Salem Junction, the railway police nabbed the accused. He was produced before the court and remanded in prison.