M'lore: History Repeats? BPO Women in City Assaulted in Midst of Celebrations
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore
Mangalore, Apr 1: This sounds like a rude April Fool joke, but it isn't. The city has been once again hit by an incident of assault on women, this time in the midst of celebrations.
Even as the city was celebrating India's win over Pakistan on the night of Wednesday March 31, a group of men, allegedly inebriated, confronted a couple of women who were on their way to their night shifts at an MNC. The women were accompanied by a security guard and their cab driver, but that did not stop the group from misbehaving with the ladies.
The incident took place near the Mahaveer circle in Pumpwell, where a big crowd had gathered to celebrate, thus affecting traffic. As the cab slowed down, the group is said to have noticed the women.
According to reports, the drunken men tried to assert their 'manliness' by rudely asking the women where they were going at that hour of the night. When they were met by a stubborn silence, one of the men punched one of the women, hurting her badly enough to cause nosebleed.
The security guard who tried to intervene too was assaulted, according to reports. The driver then decided that enough was enough and sped away to safety, with the ladies and the guard in the car.
The women have not registered a complaint yet.