Bengaluru woman sexually assaulted, thrashed by group of men; incident caught on CCTV
Bengaluru/IBNS: A woman was sexually harassed, beaten up, and abused in full public view near Bengaluru on Sunday, and the incident was caught on a CCTV camera.
According to reports, the woman was on her way to buy groceries around 4 pm in Renuka Yellamma Layout near Mailasandra when a group of men blocked her way.
The footage showed the men following her and trying to touch and speak with her. One of them even slapped her as she struggled to get away.
When she tried to resist the harassment and defend herself, the men reportedly thrashed her.
In the clip, she was seen trying to fight back.
Locals and one of her friends later rescued the woman. However, the friend has been arrested for beating up one of the men who harassed her.
Shortly after, the accused allegedly stormed into the woman's neighbourhood and attacked the residents who had come to her rescue.
"Yesterday, I was walking to a shop when I saw a group of men fighting in the middle of the road. They stopped me and started to abuse me and touch me inappropriately. They were intoxicated and tried to sexually harass me, and then the public came to help me," the woman told the media.
The group of men was suspected to be under the influence of marijuana and paint thinner, media reports said.
"The men hit the people who came to help me. They hit me, too," she said.
The woman has filed a complaint with the Bannerghatta Police. A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered, and an investigation is underway, police said.
The police have registered a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 74 (Assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) along with other sections.
The woman allegedly called her friend to rescue her, who allegedly assaulted one of the men who harassed her. Complaints have been filed from both sides, said police.
The friend, who is a gym trainer, has been arrested, while the man who is accused of harassing the woman is in a hospital, police said.
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