The accused, Sreekanth Kodanda Reddy, worked at a private company
A 32-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly harassing a woman in a crowded IT park in Bengaluru last week. The accused, Sreekanth Kodanda Reddy, is an MBA graduate and worked at a private company, the police said.
Reddy was on a two-wheeler and allegedly harassed the woman while she was walking in Ecoworld in the Marathahalli area last Wednesday.
The cops scanned multiple CCTVs to arrest him as his bike's registration number wasn't visible on the surveillance camera installed where the alleged harassment took place around 11.30 pm.
Recalling the attack, the survivor told NDTV on Friday that she was walking in Ecoworld when she felt a "huge hit" on her back.
"I was perplexed. I thought maybe someone was riding a vehicle recklessly. The same thing happened again, though, and with greater intensity. Then I was sure someone was doing this deliberately," she said.
The woman said she shouted for help, but got none.
"The third time... I could see the guy taking a U-turn and coming for me. I shouted for help, there were so many people, it is always a bustling area... I asked people for help, I stopped auto drivers, I stopped others... but no one came to my help, that's the most surprising thing," she said.
The woman said she wanted to speak out about the incident because there is a stigma attached to women who are survivors of crimes like these.
She had said she was hoping the man gets caught because "he can do this to others as well if he gets a free pass".
To a question on whether she feels unsafe after what happened, she said she is more alert, but also knows how to deal with situations like this.
"The fact that this happened in an area with so many surveillance cameras and security guards... That's the most surprising thing, and is testimony to the fact that no matter how many safety measures we have, there is a big loophole when it comes to how people are conditioned to look at each other and towards respecting each other's boundaries," she added.
