Man held for making 'obscene gesture' at Youth Congress woman worker in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Feb 27 (PTI): A 43-year-old man was arrested for allegedly making an obscene gesture toward a Youth Congress member while driving here, police said on Thursday.
Harsha H B, a resident of Vijayanagar, was arrested in connection with the incident, which occurred on Wednesday on Mysuru-Bengaluru Road near Gopalan Mall, they added.
The incident came to light after Akshatha Ravikumar, State Secretary of the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress and a national media panellist for the Indian Youth Congress, posted a video on 'X' showing the man making an obscene gesture toward her while driving.
"Women drivers in Bangalore face a lot of issues... After abusing me, he broke traffic rules, took an illegal U-turn where there wasn’t one, and jumped a red signal. This happened at 4 pm on Mysuru-Bengaluru Road near Gopalan Mall on 26/02/2025. Are we supposed to just listen to this and ignore it?" she posted on 'X'.
According to the police, the investigation revealed that she was driving her car when she overtook the suspect’s vehicle, leading to an exchange of words between them. She also recorded a video of the act.
The man was with his family at the time of the incident.
"This incident was triggered by a misunderstanding, and appropriate action has been taken," a senior police officer said.
Based on her complaint, a case was registered under Section 79 (word, gesture, or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Chamarajpet police station, and the man was arrested. He was later released on station bail, the officer added.
Speaking to reporters, Ravikumar confirmed the man’s arrest.
"I was driving my car when this man, who was also driving, came up next to me and made gestures that annoyed me, prompting me to file a complaint. I don’t know who he is or why he did it—perhaps he wanted space to move ahead, but there was no room for me to give way," she said.
Women drivers in Bangalore face a lot of issues..
— Akshatha Ravikumar (@AkshathaRaviku2) February 26, 2025
After abusing, he breaks traffic rules and takes a U-turn(where there is no). And it was still Red signal...
Happened at 4pm on Mysore- Bangalore road - gopalan mall..on 26/02/2025.
So we gotto listen to these & neglect?? pic.twitter.com/RY6PqB6dDw
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
