Cab driver arrested for molesting woman during morning walk in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: A 34-year-old woman was allegedly molested by a cab driver two days ago while she was waiting for a neigbhour to join her for a morning walk. The accused was arrested on Monday, police said.
The incident which occurred at around 5 am on August 2 in Konanakunte police station limits of South Bengaluru was caught on CCTV camera of a house on the road, and it went viral on social media platforms, they said.
In the purported video (running 1.06 minutes), the woman is seen waiting in front of a house. She is suddenly caught hold of by a man from behind. He grasps her and molests her. She shouts for help and manages to run away, but he chases her. He overpowers her as she tries to free herself from his clutches. But when the woman screams for help, he manages to flee from the spot.
Following the CCTV footage, the police traced the victim and asked her to lodge a complaint.
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"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 Suresh, 25, 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.
#WATCH | Karnataka | Bengaluru South Division DCP Lokesh B Jagalasar says, " Under Konanakunte PS limits, a case of molestation was registered yesterday evening. In this case, a lady who had gone out for a walk around 5 am-5:15 am, when was accosted by a person, who molested her… pic.twitter.com/5ZwYoozjnP
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2024
In shocking incident from Bengaluru, Karnataka, a woman was recently molested by an unknown assailant while she was out for a morning walk in Krishna Nagar, Konanakunte area of the city. #Bengaluru #Karnataka #women pic.twitter.com/JMeUP3QLPV
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Anbumani asks PM Modi to ban sale of cigarettes for those born after 2009
Chennai (PTI): PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take legislative measures to prohibit smoking and the sale of cigarettes to individuals born on or after January 1, 2009, thereby creating a smoke-free generation.
Anbumani, former Union minister for health and family welfare, said, "Once implemented, it (ban on cigarettes) will ensure that future generations are legally prevented from ever accessing tobacco products", he said in a letter to Modi.
"I write to you with a deep sense of urgency and responsibility, drawing your kind attention to a critical public health issue that continues to endanger the lives of millions of Indians, particularly among the younger generation who are affected by cigarette smoking", he claimed.
Stating that India unfortunately bears a disproportionately high burden of tobacco-related morbidity and mortality, he said, adding that, according to global health estimates, nearly 267 million Indians, approximately one in five citizens, use tobacco.
"Each year, tobacco consumption directly accounts for over 1.35 million deaths, while exposure to second-hand smoke contributes to a total of approximately 2.3 million deaths annually", he said, adding, "these figures are alarming and reflect a public health crisis of immense magnitude".
He pointed out that Scientific evidence unequivocally establishes tobacco use as a leading cause of cancer and numerous non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular ailments, chronic respiratory diseases such as COPD, and multiple forms of malignancies. "In India alone, tobacco is responsible for nearly 40–50 per cent of all cancer cases, with over 4.7 lakh deaths annually attributed to tobacco-induced cancers", he added.
"In this context, I strongly urge the Union government to consider enacting a transformative law similar to that of the United Kingdom, that permanently prohibits the sale and consumption of tobacco products for individuals born on or after a specified year (such as 2009). Such a generational ban would mark a decisive step towards eliminating tobacco use in India over time", he said.
