Accussed Naseer Hyder. 23, is the son of local Bahujan Samaj Party leader
A 22-year-old woman was allegedly kidnapped and sexuallyassaulted by the son of a BSP leader in Bangalore raising concerns about womensafety in the IT hub.
The woman was assaulted in Bangalore's upmarket Frazer town locality on Fridaynight while returning from dinner along with a male friend.
Police said that the accused, 23-year-old Naseer Hyder, along with four othersattacked them while the woman was getting off the car to enter her apartment.
The accused hijacked the car with both the woman and her friend in it and thendrove around the city, before sexually assaulting her.
When the woman filed a complaint with the police, the officials did not takethe case seriously and failed to register the complaint under relevant sectionsof law.
The police officer has since been suspended.
"The police inspector should have added sections 364 IPC and 376 IPC. Thepolice investigation has been handed over to the ACP and the court has beenrequested to include these two sections in the FIR," Bangalore policecommissioner, Raghavendra Auradkar told NDTV.
The case has turned into a political hot potato with the opposition attackingthe government what it said was a "collapsing" law and ordermechanism.
"It is complete negligence on part of the police department and we havebeen insisting that administration, law and order has completelycollapsed," former chief minister and BJP leader Jagadish Shettar said.
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah however said his government was notresponsible. "There is no failure of the government and no breakdown oflaw and order. I instructed them to take stern action against theculprits," he said as he came out of the Assembly.
But even though the political battle continues, the women on the streets ofBangalore are having second thoughts about the city's safety.
"I always thought Bangalore was safe for girls. They can go out and theycan come at any time. But now after hearing about this, I can't be sure we aresafe nowadays," a young woman told NDTV.