Patna, Sep 13 - A constable of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) who threw a 14-year-old boy out of a running train in Bihar was sent to jail Sunday, police said.

Constable Rameshwar Prasad threw Mohammed Shahabuddin out of the running train near Kudhani railway station on the Muzaffarpur-Hajipur section Thursday after he refused to pay Rs.10 as bribe.

'Prasad was sent to jail Sunday,' a police officer said.

Prasad was arrested by the police Saturday after he was identified by Shahabuddin during a test identification parade.

'He suddenly shouted 'Sir, he is the person' when Prasad was brought before him Saturday night at the Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital in Muzaffarpur.