Pramesh S Jain
The Jayanagar police have registered an assault case against a Rapido bike taxi driver for allegedly slapping a woman customer over rash driving in Jayanagar on Friday.
The victim,a private firm employee,hired the bike and later objected to the rider for rash and negligent riding . Heated argument ensued following which the accused later identified as Suhas,slapped her .
Due to the impact she fell on the ground.Passers by witnessed the incident and one of them recorded the video on his mobile which went viral .
The Jayanagar police reached the spot and took stock of the situation,but the victim refused to complaint.
However the police have registered an NCR about the incident.Meanwhile the victim on Monday approached the police and filed a complaint with the police,based on which the police summoned the accused and questioned him.
In a video released to the media on Monday,Suhas said that he told the woman he took a shortcut to save time. “She didn’t let me speak and spoke very rashly.
She also hit me with her tiffin box.I also hit her.In a fit of anger,I told her to go back to her state.I don’t speak fluent English,but I responded to her in English,”Suhas alleged.
He was booked under under sections of 79,(outraging the modesty of a woman)352 (“Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace.)and 115 ( voluntarily causing hurt) of BNS for further investigation.
