Shocking! Ola driver who molested a woman, forced to strip and pose for pictures arrested; says, 'I knew no one could save her'
In a bone-chilling incident once against a woman passenger was allegedly molested by the Ola driver, when she was on her way to catch an early morning flight. The 26-year-old architect based in Bengaluru, on June 1 was travelling to the airport at 2 am a late night and booked an Ola cab. The Ola cab driver, Arun V, 28, certainly took a detour, held her hostage and molested her. The accused driver also threatened her that if she didn't co-operate with him, his friends would gangrape her.
The accused molested her and forced her to strip off, to pose for pictures. After the incident when the woman reached Mumbai, she emailed the whole incident to the city police commissioner after which the case was transferred to Bengaluru's JB Nagar police station. Based on the complaint, the accused was arrested and was booked for molestation, wrongful confinement and attempt to murder, reports.
A police officer investigating the case told Mumbai Mirror, “The accused reportedly asked her to strip as he wanted her pictures. He tried to strangle her when she refused. Fearing for her life, the woman complied and gave him the photos he wanted. He clicked the pictures on her phone and shared it with WhatsApp to his phone number.”
The accused Arun was held by the Bengaluru's JB Nagar police said, “I knew that no one will come for her help as it was an isolated place and she was panicking as all the doors were locked. There is no chance to raise an alarm as I already snatched her mobile phone before molesting her.”
Arun hails from Kasaghattapura in Chikkabanawara, survives with his wife and two children. Even his family wasn't aware why he was taken into police custody, JB Nagar police said.
First published: 6 June 2018, 10:59 IST