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© AlamyThe offending commuters were made to pay a fine of 250 rupees (£3.40) while angry women slapped some of them and forced them to do sit-ups
A group of male commuters traveling in a women-only carriage on New Delhi's metro system were ordered to do sit-ups on the platform by the furious female passengers.

At least one carriage is reserved for women on every metro train in the Indian capital, where female residents and tourists have complained about sexual harassment on public transport for decades.

The metro has also become severely congested with the lines expanding into the suburbs over the last year and most regular carriages packed to capacity.

Police on Saturday led a crackdown of men using women's carriages at a station in Gurgaon, a satellite development on the outskirts of Delhi, after a series of complaints and women passengers joined in the action.

The offending commuters were made to pay a fine of 250 rupees (£3.40) while angry women slapped some of them and forced them to do sit-ups.

S. Deswal, the Gurgaon police commissioner who led the raid, said: "We found many male passengers in the women's coach. The moment the women saw us, they got the courage to teach the men a lesson."

"We want our young girls and women to feel confident and safe while traveling in the Metro," he said.