Bengaluru businessman and friend save woman from rape

8 years ago

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A businessman and his friend saved a woman from rape and forced prostitution during the wee hours of Sunday.

The businessman and his friend, who were heading home in his car after their work at around 12.30 am on Sunday from the Jigani industrial area, saw a woman standing with her face covered, requesting passersby for help.

Akshat Gupta told Deccan Chronicle, “I along with my friend was driving down home on Saturday late night in my car when we happened to see a woman covering her face standing at the end of the road all alone signalling for a lift. Though I was hesitant, my friend insisted that I stop and ask if the woman was really in need of help.”

Gupta said, “As we slowed down our car and asked the woman why she was standing alone at odd hours in the industrial area, the woman hurriedly opened the car’s door and sat down at the rear seat. We offered her water and asked her to calm down but to our shock, the woman broke down and cried uncontrollably.”

“By then we had understood that the woman had a miraculous escape looking at her how terrified she was. After some 15 minutes, she asked me to drop her near Silk Board to which I said don’t worry you are in safe hands. Listening to this, the petrified woman broke down and revealed her ordeal,” Gupta added.

According to the victim, her best friend convinced her to stay back at her house after dinner.

“The woman told us that on Saturday night she had come to her friend’s house following which she was asked by her friend to stay back unaware of what is lying ahead of her. The woman then told the victim that there is some problem at her house and she can stay at her male friend’s house, who is married and stays with his wife,” Gupta said.

The victim reportedly told Gupta that a car with five men arrived at her friend’s house and took her to a hotel in Jigani. They allegedly took her inside a room that had seven more men.

According to Gupta, when the girl entered the room the men supposedly made sexual advances at her and even attempted to rape her.

The woman told Gupta that sensing danger, she displayed signs of submission. On the pretext of using the rest room she sneaked out of the hotel and fled.

“After listening to her harrowing experience I calmed her down and later called her husband and brother and re-united her with her family. Also, taking a serious note of the incident, I immediately approached the city police commissioner on the Twitter handle and apprised the senior police officers about the incident. I have also sent a mail to the police department regarding the same,” Gupta told Deccan Chronicle.

According to Deccan Chronicle Police Commissioner N S Megharikh said, “The area falls under Bengaluru district police limit and the concerned officials have been informed. A probe has been initiated.”