KOCHI: UP natives were arrested for assaulting female students in the Kerala Express train. Mohammad Shadab (34) and Abhishek (27) were arrested by the Railway Police in connection with the incident that happened around 3:30 pm on Friday.

Mohammad Shadab grabbed one of the three graduate students, who were coming from Kottayam to Ernakulam North, near the toilet. When resisted, attacked. He then entered another coach. When the train reached the North station, the female students stopped Abhishek who was with Shadab and grabbed his phone. With this, Abhishek grabbed one of the female students in the neck. One of the student's relatives who reached there caught Abhishek and handed him over to the railway police. Mohammad Shadab, who was moving around in bogies to avoid being caught, was also taken into custody soon.