A solo journey changed into an evening of terror for a girl from Delhi who spent the complete night time hiding in a forest in Uttarakhand, injured and with no cell phone, to flee an allegedly rape try by her taxi driver.
On Thursday, the 31-year-old lady arrived in Kathgodam from Delhi by way of Dehradun and employed a taxi for Nainital. On the way in which, round 1.30 am, the taxi driver diverted the automobile in direction of a abandoned highway in Patwa Dangar close to the lake metropolis, police stated.
When the girl raises objection, the driving force stopped the automobile and commenced abusing and assaulted her, the police stated, including that he additionally snatched her cell phone and tried to rape her.
To avoid wasting herself, the girl ran in direction of the woods and hid in a forest in a single day. She in some way managed to succeed in Patwa Dangar village on Friday morning, and with the assistance of locals, filed a police report.
The police instantly swung into motion. They collected proof and despatched the girl for a medical examination of the sufferer, the police stated.
Primarily based on the girl’s grievance, a case below the BNS sections pertaining to punishment for rape, theft and abduction was registered, they stated.
Utilizing CCTV cameras, the taxi’s quantity, and its GPS system, police tracked the accused driver, recognized as Deepak Singh Bora (39) from Pines Bhawali Highway.
The sufferer’s stolen cell phone was recovered from Bora, a resident of Haldwani, the police stated, including that his automobile has additionally been seized.
Nainital SSP Manjunath TC stated the security of vacationers and most of the people is a high precedence in Nainital, and that strict authorized motion will likely be taken in opposition to those that commit such crimes.
He additionally warned taxi house owners and urged them to confirm the paperwork earlier than handing their autos to over to drivers. Non-compliance of orders will end in strict motion in opposition to them.
Manjunath added that the accused concerned within the incident was additionally driving another person’s taxi.
