BENGALURU: A 29-year-old homemaker and mother of four children from Wilson Garden accused an auto driver of sexually harassing her. Ejaz Pasha of Siddaiah Road allegedly clicked her pictures and demanded Rs 5 lakh for not uploading them on social media.
She alleged the driver, known to her, also tried to kidnap her 16-year-old daughter last week. “I was alone at home on July 7 evening when Pasha barged into my house and threatened me with a knife. He harassed me sexually and clicked some pictures of the act. Then he called my husband and told him to give Rs 5 lakh, else he’ll take me with him,” the woman said.
She alleged that her daughter was standing near a school when Pasha tried to kidnap her. “My daughter resisted and ran away. If something happens to anyone in my family or if any of us die, Ejaz Pasha should be held responsible for it,” she said.
Gang assaults youth
A 21-year-old youth was allegedly assaulted by a gang of three men over a petty issue in Hennur on July 4.
Karthik, 21, filed a police complaint last week. Karthik and his friend Harish were sitting outside a welding shop at 6pm when the miscreants came on a scooter. When Karthik asked the rider to be careful, they abused him. They also assaulted him before speeding away.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
