A Rapido bike taxi rider in Bengaluru has been charged for allegedly trying to grab a woman passenger’s legs during a ride in the city. The woman had recorded a video of the act and later went to the police.
According to the police complaint, the incident occurred at around 4 pm on Thursday. The Wilson Garden Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) and begun investigating the matter.
A response from Rapido in the matter is awaited.
“Bhaiya, Kya Kar Rahe Ho…?”
In a post on Instagram, the woman shared the ordeal. “While returning to my PG (Paying Guest) from Church Street on a Rapido ride, the captain (rider) tried to grab my legs while riding.”
“It happened so suddenly that I couldn’t even process it, let alone record it. When he did it again, I told him, “Bhaiya, kya kar rahe ho, mat karo.” (What are you doing? Don’t do this…) but he didn’t stop.”
The woman said she couldn’t ask the rider to stop the bike, as she was new to the place and had no idea where the vehicle was going.
Stranger Man Confronts Rider
She added by the time she reached her destination, a man nearby noticed and asked about what happened.
“When I told him, he confronted the captain. The captain apologised and said he wouldn’t do it again – but as he left, he pointed his finger at me in a way that made me feel even more unsafe,” the woman said.
“I’m sharing this because no woman should have to go through something like this – not in a cab, not on a bike, not anywhere. This is not the first time something similar has happened to me. But today I just couldn’t stay silent because of how unsafe I felt,” she further said in the Instagram post.