SOURCE ; NEW18
Last Updated:May 04, 2025, 23:35 IST
The victim, a 20-year-old employee at an IT firm, was groped late at night while walking alone.
32-year-old Srikanth has been arrested for molesting a female IT worker in Bengaluru. (IMAGE: SOURCED)
Bengaluru Police on Sunday arrested one person for molesting a female employee of an IT company earlier this week. Police officers from the Marathahalli police station had launched a manhunt in the molestation case that took place earlier this week near Eco World Tech Park.
The accused had allegedly touched the 20-year-old victim when she was walking near Eco World Tech Park around 11:40pm on April 30. The incident, which took place in a high-surveillance area, has raised fresh concerns about the safety of working women in the city.
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The man who was held is a 32-year-old person named Srikanth who works for a private company and also has an MBA degree.
He had arrived on a bike, allegedly touched the victim inappropriately from behind and fled the scene. Officials said that he “spanked” the victim before fleeing.
The victim informed the police that she screamed and shouted in panic as the accused repeatedly sexually harassed her by touching her back. Despite raising an alarm and approaching auto drivers, security guards, and passers-by, no one came forward to assist her.
The victim is originally from another state and is currently working in Bengaluru.
This comes weeks after police nabbed a 26-year-old man who molested two women in Bengaluru’s Sadduguntepalya area. The incident, which occurred around 2 a.m. on April 4, was caught on CCTV and triggered public outrage.
In the footage, the accused, identified as Santosh Daniel, is seen pushing one woman aside before sexually assaulting the other on a deserted residential street. He was arrested from a village in Kerala on April 14. Locals said such attacks were rare in the area but noted a decline in safety due to the growing number of PG accommodations.
Home Minister G Parameshwara faced flak after remarking that “such incidents happen here and there in a big city” and later expressed regret over the comment.
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May 04, 2025, 23:35 IST
