A Bengaluru woman was groped during her morning walk on Friday in the Konanakunte area. Two days after the incident, the accused, a cab driver was arrested on Monday.
The incident which took place at 5 am, was captured on CCTV camera and it went viral on social media platforms.
In the video, the woman could be seen walking alone on the road when an unidentified man in a white shirt, grabs her from behind and gropes her. The woman tries to free herself and speeds up, but the man catches up to to and grabs her again. He covers her mouth and tries to grab her but flees the spot after being unable to stifle her screams.
The CCTV footage of the incident was shared on microblogging site X by a handle named ‘@peepoye_’. The post claimed that the woman was Rajasthani and was waiting for her friend to join her for her 5:00 am walk when she was attacked.
A shocking incident in #Bengaluru’s Konanakunte area: A Rajasthani woman, ready for her 5 am walk and waiting for a friend, was groped by a man who crept up on her.She tried to flee, but he sped up, and covered her mouth, attempting to sexually assault her. With such men,… pic.twitter.com/v4P0eLl1lf
— Akassh Ashok Gupta (@peepoye_) August 5, 2024
“The woman was waiting in front of the house of her neigbhour in a narrow bylane to go for a morning walk when the incident occurred. An unidentified man allegedly caught hold of her and molested her. When she screamed, he managed to flee from the spot,” a senior police officer said.
Based on a complaint given by her on August 4, a case was registered under sections 74 (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 75 (sexual harrassment), 78 (stalking), 79 (word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman) and 126 (Wrongful restraint) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), he said.
“Investigation was taken up in this case, and we have nabbed the culprit responsible on Monday. It is found that a cab driver used to frequently ferry corporate employees to and fro from that place (narrow bylane) to their place of work. On seeing the woman walking around, he tried to molest her. Further investigation is underway,” Lokesh Jagalasar, DCP (South) said.
(with agency inputs)
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