Bengaluru: In a shocking incident, a 25-year-old girl from the North East was abducted while she was on a call in front of her paying guest (PG) accommodation in the city.
An unidentified man took her to an under-construction building nearby and allegedly tried to rape her.
The incident, took place at Katriguppe in South Bengaluru on April 23, was captured by a CCTV.
The victim, who works in a private beauty clinic in Kalyana Nagar, was dropped off outside the PG near Maramma Temple in the area by her friend.
Since she got a call, the victim stood outside the PG, speaking on the phone, when the accused grabbed her from behind and took her to a building under construction nearby.ALSO READ: He Called Me a Whore: Bengaluru Woman Who Escaped from Her Abductor
The victim raised alarm, following which passers-by rushed to help. She later claimed that the PG owner tried to convince her to desist from filing a complaint.
She also claimed that though the CK Achukattu police has registered her complaint, no action has been taken.
In the CCTV footage, the woman is seen being physically lifted and carried away by the man from behind as she was speaking on her mobile phone in front of her paying guest(PG) accommodation.
She was then taken to a desolate underconstruction building in the adjacent alley and assaulted, the woman alleged, as she narrated the harrowing ordeal.
Several people were seen walking on the street but none helped her when the incident happened on the night of April 23 at Kathriguppe, a residential locality, in south Bengaluru but which came to light only today.
Police said they have obtained the CCTV footage, and will nab the culprit soon. DCP (South) Lokesh Kumar said he only got to know about the incident after the news appeared on TV channels.
He said investigation about the incident was on and added that Police response to the case was also being enquired into. "If there are any lapses found, action will be taken."
Kumar said the PG owner had filed a complaint in which he claimed the woman had stated that she will decide on filing the complaint after discussing the issue with her dear ones.
The girl had left the PG next day and the owner was under the impression that girl would have filed the complaint. City Police Commissioner N S Megharikh said a police two-wheeler patrol had gone to the spot on the day to know about the incident but neither the woman nor the PG owner gave any complaint to the police.
He said "suo motu complaints in such cases become difficult because the girl has to go hospital for medical examination; she has to go to Magistrate for the recording of her statement. Sometimes women do not want to be exposed."
"However, today we have called the PG owner and obtained the complaint," he said, adding he had ordered DCP South to enquire into the matter in detail. With PTI Inputs.
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