Police explained that the woman had booked a Rapido bike at about 11 p.m. to reach a friend’s place in Indiranagar on April 21. The accused took her mobile on the pretext of getting OTP and started harassing her sexually, while moving.
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Bengaluru: A woman jumped off a moving Rapido bike to escape a molestation bid by a rider in Bengaluru. According to police, the woman jumped off the speeding bike after the Rapido driver tried to grope her and snatch her phone. The incident took place late on April 21 in the limits of Yelahanka New Town police station.
On April 21, the woman had booked a bike ride to city’s Indiranagar area when the driver allegedly took her phone on pretext of checking the one time password (OTP) and started driving towards wrong direction. Police explained that the woman had booked the Rapido bike at about 11 p.m. to reach her friend’s place when the incident took place.
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He had also taken a deviation from the route and headed towards Doddaballapur Road instead of Indiranagar. On being questioned by the woman, he started to speed. Shocked by this, the woman jumped off from the vehicle near BMS College in Nagenahalli near Yelahanka.
A video of the incident has now surfaced on social media and is being shared widely. The footage of the incident, shared by the news agency shows the woman jumping off the speeding bike and immediately running in the opposite direction.
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The girl had suffered injuries in hands and legs. As she was wearing a helmet, she escaped without major injuries to head and face. The victim then borrowed a mobile from them and informed her family and friends about the incident.
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The police obtained the CCTV footage of the incident and arrested the accused and sent him to judicial custody.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused was inebriated during the incident. An investigation is underway.
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Other side of the story
bike driver had registered a Honda Activa with the Rapido application but he came to pick the woman up on a Bajaj Pulsar.
The victim’s friend also alleged that the police refused to help her when she approached JB Nagar police station to register a complaint saying that it is a “girlfriend-boyfriend problem.”
