Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Aug 31: A gang which draws the attention of women driving alone in the car after 10 PM or with a female accomplice, and con them is active in the city.
On the night of Wednesday, August 24, a woman was driving her car after attending a programme at the Lion’s Club in the city via Nanthoor, Paduva highway. At the same time, a bike-borne youth followed her for some distance and was honking repeatedly.
When the woman looked at him near Paduva college, he said, “The bolts of your car tyres are loose. It may cause trouble. Stop the car.”
The woman got panicky, stopped her car and checked. But nothing was wrong with the car bolts. Yet the youth asked her to give the iron rod kept in the car and said that the tyres were shaky and that he would tighten the nuts of the wheel. As the woman gave him the lever, he was loosening the bolts instead of tightening them. The woman got furious and took the youth to task.
In the meantime, a truck passing by parked near the woman's car. The youth escaped from the spot sensing danger. After hearing this incident, some other women confided that they had faced incidents near Kadri, Bunts Hostel and Karangalpady.
Dr Kedige Aravinda Rao brought this matter to the notice of city police commissioner N Shashikumar. He immediately sent two police staff to the victim woman and collected all the details. The commissioner also assured that the police in civil dress will conduct an undercover operation to prevent recurrence of such incidents.