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MANDYA/ MYSORE: Kavya, who was molested on the Bangalore-Mysore train on Tuesday, will be discharged from the hospital in two or three days.

Dr K M Shivakumar, medical superintendent of Mandya Institute Medial Sciences, told TOI that Kavya will be discharged after consultations with the chiefs of surgical and orthopaedic departments. "As of now she is out of danger, but we are closely monitoring her health," he said.

Meanwhile, chairperson of the Karnataka Women's Commission, C Manjula assured Kavya that the government would take responsibility of her and would provide her asylum in a government-run destitute women's home.

Speaking to mediapersons after visiting Kavya at MIMS, she said it was the government's duty to take care of her as she was an orphan. "She told me she was abandoned by her relatives after her parents died five years ago. So, we decided to keep her in government women's hostel in Mysore. We have already started counselling for her. We must ensure her that she is not alone and we are with her," she said.

To a query, Manjula said she would hold a meeting on Saturday with railway officers in Mysore to discuss security measures inside trains.

In Mysore, members of Samata, a women's forum, complained that many women commute between Bangalore and Mysore on a daily basis and do not have enough security.

"We demand the government to reserve extra bogies for women and provide them with security personnel," they said.