A young woman who was groped in broad daylight managed to overpower her molester and drag him into the hands of police.

Pradnya Mandhare was on her way home from university lectures when the drunken pervert struck at a crowded train station on Wednesday afternoon.

The media studies student, 20, took matters into her own hands when dozens of passers-by failed to help, belting the man with her bag before dragging him off by the hair.

She handed him over to railway officers at the station in Mumbai, India, according to local reports.

She said: "When I was waiting at the platform, this visibly drunk person came to me and touched me inappropriately.

"When I tried to avoid him, he grabbed me. I was shocked for a couple of seconds, but then I started hitting him with my bag.

"He was trying to hit me, but I could overpower him because he was stinking of alcohol and I could make out that he was drunk."

The student was amazed that people stopped and stared but "no one bothered to even ask what was going on".

She said most Indian women are scared to report such matters to police, for fear of finding officers unhelpful and to avoid lengthy paperwork.

She added: "Dragging him by the hair and walking was tough, because he was trying to escape and I was afraid he would attack me.

"He kept telling me not to drag him along and that he would come with me on his own, but I did not let go. I finally managed to hand him over to the police."

Police said her drug addict attacker was arrested and charged for behaving indecently in public and provoking breach of peace.

The brave student urged other women to follow her example.

"Every woman should fight back in such cases and they should not keep quiet," she said.

"I am grateful that the police also helped me and arrested the accused.

"I also asked the police officers to teach the accused a lesson so that he would not dare to molest a woman ever again."