Bengaluru: Men barge into cab hired by woman, attempt to ‘strip’ her as she flees

The Bengaluru police have launched a search for two unidentified men who allegedly sexually harassed and attacked a 24-year-old woman by forcibly entering an Uber cab she hired on January 27.

The woman filed a complaint with the Banaswadi police on the same evening, stating that she was attacked by two men who entered the cab she hired at 2 am. According to the woman’s complaint, she hailed a taxi to meet a friend. When the taxi arrived, the woman entered the vehicle but was allegedly accosted by two identified men who also entered the car.

The woman said she got out of the car and ran away but the men chased and grabbed her. The attackers allegedly tried to pull her clothes and touched her inappropriately. Hearing the screams of the woman, local residents gathered, and the two men ran away, the woman stated in her complaint.