In yet another alleged assault on the streets of the city, a woman in her mid-20s was allegedly attacked by a man while she was walking towards a bus stop at 6.30 a.m. at K.G. Halli on Friday. This comes barely a few days after the brazen molestation of a woman near her paying guest accommodation in Kammanahalli by two men.
Parts of Friday’s incident — like in the Kammanahalli assault — were recorded on CCTV cameras that a shopkeeper had installed. The footage shows a man with his face covered stalking the victim, who was wearing burkha, and later casually walking away.
The woman later told the police that when she fought back she sustained multiple minor injuries. The man fled from the scene when the girl started shouting for help and a stray dog in the area began howling. “Unnerved by the noise, the attacker fled. The area becomes busy around the time of assault, and perhaps that’s why he walked away,” said the shopkeeper who had installed the cameras.
The victim, who works in a private firm, had been visiting her relatives who live near Arabic College. Immediately after the assault, she called her family, who took her to a private hospital where she was treated in the outpatient department.
They later collected the footage from the shopkeeper, shared it with a private television channel and filed a complaint with the K.G. Halli police.
The police believe that the attack does not appear to be a sexual assault, but are probing all angles. “But it does not reduce the severity of the case,” said a police officer.
“We believe that the man was trying to get her purse and pounced on her. The victim sustained minor injuries when she put a fight. However, we are taking the attack very seriously, and efforts are on to nab him” said the police officer.
Expressing displeasure over the incident, the shopkeeper said the assault was a disturbing trend where women from all walks of live were being targeted by predators.
