A drunken youth urinated on a scientist and his wife in the AC coach of UP Sampark Kranti Express on Wednesday night.
Dr. GN Khare, a retired senior scientist from Banaras Hindu University, was going to Hazrat Nizamuddin from Harpalpur Madhya Pradesh late night with his wife Usha Khare. The elderly couple was traveling on lower berths 57 and 60 of AC coach B-3 in train number 12447 UP Sampark Kranti Express at 10:06 pm.
In the same coach, Ritesh, a resident of Qutub Bihar South West New Delhi, was also traveling from Mahoba to Hazrat Nizamuddin on side lower berth 63.
The train was about to reach Veerangana Laxmibai Jhansi railway station, when the drunk youth got down from the seat and started urinating on the elderly couple. The couple tried to stop the young man, but the young man kept urinating on their lower berths.
When the couple raised an alarm, other passengers in the coach also woke up and TTE was informed. TTE BS Khan reached the spot and informed Jhansi Railway Control Room.
When the train reached Jhansi station, the youth was handed over to RPF. A case has been registered against the youth on the basis of TTE's complaint.