A young Bengaluru woman whose assault by two men was filmed on security cameras was likely stalked for more than a week by the attackers, said police sources to NDTV today, after they arrested four men on charges that include sexual harassment, assaulting a woman to disrobe her, and wrongfully restraining her.
The chilling video of the young woman's ordeal has incited national anger at a time when Bengaluru has been shamed over a group of women being molested at a public gathering in the heart of the IT hub on New Year's Eve.
The same night, in a separate incident, a young woman walking home was approached by two men on a scooter. Alarmed, she tried to side-step them, but one man disembarked and attacked her. As she fought back, he pushed her towards the other man. For minutes, he molested her, and then threw her hard to the ground. The video - recorded by security cameras at a house nearby in East Bengaluru- shows a group of people watching the assault without intervening.
Four people were arrested for molesting a Bengaluru woman on New Year's Eve
The police said yesterday that though the young woman has not approached them, they have filed a case and launched an investigation to identify the criminals who forced themselves on the woman. "One of the suspects might be working in an establishment that the woman visited often," said a police source to NDTV asking not to be identified. He said that attempts are being made to locate the woman.
One of the two men jumped from a scooter and attacked the woman in Bengaluru on New Year's eve.
Women were allegedly molested and heckled on Bengaluru's famous MG Road on New Year's Eve.
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