Woman jumps off Rapido bike to escape molestation bid by rider in Bengaluru

According to police, the incident took place late on April 21 in the limits of Yelahanka New Town police station here. Twenty-seven-year-old Deepak Rao, a resident of Thindlu and a native of Andhra Pradesh, was arrested. Police explain that the woman had booked a Rapido bike at about 11 p.m. to reach a friend's place in Indiranagar on April 21. The accused took her mobile on the pretext of getting OTP and started harassing her sexually, while moving. He had also taken a deviation from the route and headed towards Doddaballapur Road instead of Indiranagar.