Woman seen assaulting auto driver in Bengaluru; video goes viral, police file FIR
Bengaluru: Bellandur Police have filed an FIR in a case of assault of an auto rickshaw driver by an unidentified woman, based on the driver’s complaint.
The complainant, Lokesh (33), has told the police that, when he was driving near Centro Mall in Bellandur on Saturday, two people on a two-wheeler accused him of brushing against their vehicle and also assaulted him.
A video clip of the scene that has gone viral shows a woman beating the driver with her footwear even as the driver records her.
The Bellandur Police have said that investigation is underway.
A Hindi speaking girl assaulted auto guy with slippers in Bengaluru..
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Girl says the auto touched her vehicle.
Auto driver says you can check the CCTV cameras his auto didn't touch her vehicle. @BlrCityPolice arrest the lady for attacking auto guy. pic.twitter.com/2bCgOBGcI9
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Karnataka govt to strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy, after HC directive
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad has said that the government will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy across all sectors at the earliest, following the High Court directive.
The High Court of Karnataka had recently directed the state government to "strictly and faithfully" implement the menstrual leave policy, pending formal enactment of the proposed legislation.
"I welcome the directive issued by the Karnataka High Court in support of our state government's ambitious menstrual leave policy," Lad said.
The state government has taken firm steps to implement the menstrual leave policy comprehensively, and as a model to the country, he said in a post on 'X' on Thursday.
"In line with the court's opinion that menstrual leave is a matter of women's dignity, justice, and humane recognition of their lived realities, we will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy--equivalent to one day per month, or 12 days per year--across all sectors at the earliest," he added.
The court had said that in the interregnum, it shall be incumbent upon the state to ensure effective operationalisation of the policy through the issuance of suitable guidelines, circulars, and administrative instructions, as may be necessary to secure its uniform, consistent, and rigorous implementation across all sectors.
The court issued the directive while hearing on a petition filed by 41-year-old Chandravva Hanumant Gokavi, who works in a hotel in Mudalgi of Gokak taluk in Belagavi district, before the Dharwad bench, seeking implementation of the November 20, 2025, order of the government providing one-day menstrual leave for all working women.
