New Delhi: A younger girl jumped off a shifting Rapido bike to keep away from a molestation try by the rider in Karnataka’s capital Bengaluru, information company IANS quoted police as saying. The incident occurred late on April 21 inside the boundaries of the Yelahanka New Town police station right here, IANS stated quoting police. Deepak Rao, a 27-year-old Thindlu resident and native of Andhra Pradesh, was apprehended. According to police, the lady booked a Rapido bike round 11 p.m. on April 21 to go to a good friend’s place in Indiranagar. The accused took her telephone beneath the guise of getting an OTP and started sexually harassing her whereas she was shifting. He’d additionally deviated from the trail, heading in the direction of Doddaballapur Road relatively than Indiranagar. When questioned by the lady, he began to hurry.Â
Shocked by this, the lady jumped off from the car close to BMS College in Nagenahalli close to Yelahanka. The safety employees on the faculty gate rushed to her assist. The accused, after seeing this, escaped from the spot.
A video of the horrific incident is more and more going viral on social media. In the 11-second quick clip, the lady pillion rider may be seen leaping off the motorcycle whereas it’s shifting at excessive pace. She instantly begins operating to the opposite aspect of the highway, seeing this the biker takes a short halt and flees the spot. Social media customers are prasing the lady’s braveness and presence of thoughts, whereas others are calling it a heroic act.Â
#WATCH| Bengaluru, Karnataka: Woman jumps off a shifting motorcycle after the rapido driver allegedly tried to grope her & snatched her telephone
On twenty first April, girl booked a motorbike to Indiranagar, driver allegedly took her telephone on pretext of checking OTP & began driving in the direction of… pic.twitter.com/bPvdoILMQ2
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2023
Woman Suffered Minor InjuriesÂ
The lady had suffered accidents in palms and legs. As she was sporting a helmet, she escaped with out main accidents to move and face. The sufferer then borrowed a cellular from them and knowledgeable her household and associates concerning the incident.
Later, the police had been knowledgeable. The police obtained the CCTV footage of the incident and arrested the accused and despatched him to judicial custody. Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused was inebriated throughout the incident. An investigation is underway.
