Bengaluru: Auto driver tapes woman passenger

Next time you board an autorickshaw, beware. The auto driver could be a peeping Tom. Akanksha Gautam, a resident of Bengaluru, had a torrid experience when she recently got into an autorickshaw. She has alleged that the pervert driver was videographing her using his mobile phone, which was taped to the rooftop of his vehicle.

She has also alleged that when she called for help, a gang of 7-8 men near a bar allegedly ganged up around her and misbehaved with her instead of helping her.

Akanksha took to the social media on Tuesday evening and narrated the sequence of her ordeal on the night of July 24. She has urged the city police to take action against the pervert auto driver and even posted a photograph of the driver’s display card inside the auto.

After she discovered a mobile phone in the auto recording her, Akanksha decided to call for a back-up and dialled a friend number, at which the auto driver allegedly tried to snatch the phone from her hand and she slapped him. “In the melee, some buttons on the phone got pressed and the video disappeared without saving. I remember it was exactly a 7.22 mins video...” Akanksha Gautam is yet to make a formal complaint.

Few guys around us saw what was happening, but they just kept staring at me, though I was frantically looking for someone to help me. When they gathered around me, I thought they would help, but I was wrong. They started yelling at me to not make a scene and let the autorickshaw driver go. I told those 7-8 valet guys of a bar to not get involved if they can’t help me. They still ganged up against me. When my friend came down to sort the situation, they picked up a quarrel with him as well.”

When Akanksha managed to check the gallery, she found disturbing things. “Though the video got deleted accidentally, I did see pictures of girls sitting in his auto,” read the complaint.