Yogesh K Porwar
An Armed Man barged into ladies Paying guest Accommodation,molested a 30-year-old Assistant Engineer at knife point and escaped after robbing her two phones on Monday afternoon.
The victim,returned from work and went up to her room situated on third floor of PG situated in Judicial layout.
She heard a knock on the door at around 3 pm and thinking that it could be a staff,she opened the door.
The accuse barged into her house overpowered her and kept a knife at her neck demanding gold bangles she was wearing and the money.He forcibly tried to remove the bangles and molested her .
The accused demanded money for which the victim in shock told him that the money in the vanity bag kept on the bed .
But the time he went to grab the bag,the victim ran into the washroom and locked from inside raising alarm for help.
Sensing trouble,the accused grabbed two phones lying on the bed worth Rs.75, 000 and escaped .
After waiting for sometime,the victim,came out of the room and narrated the incident to the fellow PG mates before alerting the police.
The police rushed to the spot and conducted spot investigations and registered a case against the unknown person under section 311 ( robbery or dacoity when accompanied by an attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) of BNS for further investigations.
The police are verifying the CCTV footage and questioning the PG staff about the security and safety measures they have as per the rules .
This incident has raised concern about the safety of inmates living in the Paying Guest in and around the city .
on Last Saturday the Soladevanahalli police have arrested a PG owner,Ashraf for abducting and raping a student on the pretext of taking her out for dinner .
