Noida Woman Manhandled, Abused Guard For Delay In Opening Gate, Arrested

A woman has been arrested in Gautam Budh Nagar near Delhi after an altercation with the security guard of her residential society. A video from the spot, which was widely circulated on social media, showed Bhavya Rai shouting expletives, making indecent gestures and threatening and manhandling one of the security guards. A later video showed her driving away to the police station in her own car, with the police seated inside.

Police sources indicated that they wanted to impound the car but she insisted on driving it. Rules say she should have been taken in a police car.  

She was later produced in court and placed in judicial custody for 14 days.

The woman was trying to exit Jaypee Wishtown society in Noida's Sector 126 yesterday, when there was a delay in opening the gates. "It took some time to open the gate and Madam was waiting. There was nothing else. So she started shouting and hurling abuses," Karan Chaudhary, a security guard, told reporters. 

One of the residents, Anshi Gupta, said the rule is that the guards note down the license plate numbers when cars make an entry or exit. "There was a delay of few minutes and so she came out of the car. You know the rest," she said.  

Police sources said the woman was apparently drunk. She is yet to be tested for it.  

"A woman named Bhavya Rai was caught on video abusing, misbehaving with a security personnel of the society," said Bharti Singh, a senior officer of the police.

"The police have registered a case based on the complaint of the security guard. Her vehicle has been brought to the police station and she has been arrested," she added.  

A case has been filed and the woman has been accused under Indian Penal Code sections 153A (acts prejudicial to harmony), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of public peace), 506 (criminal intimidation), among others, the police said.