27/04/2023
When the woman resisted and asked him to stop the vehicle, the rider drove in the opposite direction, towards Doddaballapur, instead of towards Indiranagar. Sensing trouble, the woman jumped off the moving bike, and suffered injuries.
The next day, she filed a police complaint. Police tracked down the accused and arrested him. The accused is Deepak Rao (28), hailing from Hyderabad. According to the police, he has been working in Bengaluru for 4-1/2 years. He started off as a food delivery executive. For the past 2-1/2 years, he has been working with a bike taxi aggregator.
Police have reached out to their counterparts in Hyderabad to verify his antecedents.
DCP (South East division) B.M. Laxmi Prasad said that, following a similar incident some time ago, strict instructions were given to bike taxi aggregators and those running food delivery apps to check the antecedents of the people who attach their vehicles on their platform. The police said that aggregators must ensure the safety of women using the mobile app.
Rapido is yet to respond to the incident.