Bengaluru Molestation

Bengaluru Ola Driver Allegedly Molests Passenger, Forces Her To Strip For Photos

Bangalore News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday June 5, 2018

A 26-year-old woman in Bengaluru was held captive in an Ola cab and allegedly molested by the driver who also forced her to strip for photos.

Bengaluru Woman Groped By Bikers, CCTV Video Provokes Anger

Bangalore News | Reported by Harish Upadhya, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday March 22, 2017

A CCTV footage from Bengaluru showing a woman being groped by the rider of a motorcycle has again brought into focus the lack of women's safety in what was once considered one of the safest cities of India for women.

Two Held For Molesting Woman In Bengaluru

Bangalore News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday January 20, 2017

Two persons, including a Yemen national, were arrested for molesting a woman at a pub in the city last week, police said on Thursday.

David Guetta's Bengaluru Concert Cancelled

Bangalore News | Written by Maya Sharma | Thursday January 12, 2017

The Bengaluru police has said that a concert by Grammy Award-winning DJ and music producer David Guetta in the city tonight has not been cancelled, only postponed. But the organisers say they were told to call it off because the police could not deploy enough manpower as the date clashed with Agricultural Produce Market Committee elections in the a...

After New Year Eve Horror, Bengaluru Says 'I Will Go Out'

Bangalore News | Written by Maya Sharma | Thursday January 12, 2017

In Bengaluru on Wednesday night, men and women gathered to say "I will go out". The movement, started by a group of students called Night in My Shining Armour, is a response to molestation and sexual assault on women on New Year's Eve in the city. "My body, my right" was one of the slogans shouted by those who had gathered and the message after the...

Sixth Accused Arrested In Bengaluru Molestation Case

Bangalore News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 10, 2017

The sixth and the last accused was arrested on Monday in connection with the alleged molestation of a woman by two scooter-borne men near her home in Bengaluru on New Year's eve an incident that was caught on camera causing national outrage.

Bengaluru Determined To Fight Back Mentalities Leading To Molestations

Bangalore News | Written by Maya Sharma | Tuesday January 10, 2017

The multiple cases of molestation on New Year's Eve in Bengaluru have made women determined to fight the attitudes that lead to such incidents as an awareness campaign on self-defence and safety was organised at Cubbon Park.

A Mother Writes To Her Daughter About Bengaluru Molestations

Sonali Khan | Monday January 9, 2017

Dear Daughter, I look at you over the dal and rice and cannot help but think to myself, that I have done a fair job of parenting. I have tried to raise you with a lot of integrity, and honesty. I have prided myself in never lying to you. I have worked hard to paint this difficult world out to you and make you believe that you can take it on. I have...

Shah Rukh Khan Condemns Bengaluru Molestation, Says 'Teach Sons To Respect Women'

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 8, 2017

Amid widespread outrage over the molestation incident in Bengaluru on New Year eve, superstar Shah Rukh Khan urged parents to teach their sons to respect women.

Another Case Of Molestation Reported In Bengaluru

Bangalore News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 7, 2017

In the fourth such incident in a week, two motorbike-borne men allegedly tried to molest a woman while she was returning home from a gym in Bengaluru.

Week After Bengaluru Molestations, Students Unite To Claim Back The Night

Bangalore News | Written by Maya Sharma | Saturday January 7, 2017

It has been a week since many women were allegedly molested on New Year's Eve in Bengaluru, denting the city's reputation as one of the safest in the country. Actors and sports stars have spoken about it and both the state government and the police have been skewered for their response to the incidents.

A Week After New Year Shame, Woman In Burqa Allegedly Molested In Bengaluru

Bangalore News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Saturday January 7, 2017

Barely a week after Bengaluru was put to shame by incidents of mass molestation and assault on New Year's Eve, another incident of alleged molestation has come to light. A young woman wearing a burqa was reportedly attacked by a man early morning on Friday in North Bengaluru's KG Haali residential area as she was walking on her way to work.

After New Year's Eve Shocker, Another Woman Allegedly Molested In Bengaluru

Bangalore News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 7, 2017

In another shocker from Bengaluru, a woman was allegedly assaulted near her home early on Friday, even as the IT city was coming to terms with the horrific incidents of mass molestation on New Year's Eve that triggered public outrage.

Madhya Pradesh Police Launches Mobile App For Women Safety

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 6, 2017

Amid national debate over women safety triggered by the Bengaluru molestation incident, Madhya Pradesh police have launched 'MP e-Cop', a mobile app and portal to facilitate girls to get immediate back-up merely with a push of a button.

Malaika Arora Shares Poignant Post After The Bengaluru Incident. It's Viral

Offbeat | Amrita Kohli | Friday January 6, 2017

In an Instagram post with a plain black image, actor Malaika Arora has expressed her outrage over the mass molestation of women in Bengaluru by sharing a poignant note on women's safety and victim-blaming. The note was first shared by Facebook user Darshan Mondkar amid an outcry over the attack on women in India's IT city on New Year's Eve.