A solo journey in Uttarakhand changed into a nightmare for a Delhi lady who needed to spend a whole night time within the forest, hiding to flee an alleged rape try by her taxi driver.
The incident came about in Uttarakhand’s Kathgodam when a 22-year-old lady vacationer, coming from Delhi, employed a taxi in Nainital.
Senior superintendent of police Manjunath TC mentioned the lady had arrived in Haldwani by bus from Delhi by way of Dehradun on March 5, HT reported. From Haldwani, she travelled to Kathgodam by autorickshaw, and employed a taxi for Nainital at round 11 pm.
At 1:30 am, the taxi driver diverted the car in the direction of a abandoned street in Patwa Dangar close to the lake metropolis, police mentioned.
When the lady raised an objection to this, the driving force stopped the car and commenced abusing and assaulting her, probe officers mentioned. He snatched her cell and tried to rape her, it’s alleged.
Spent an evening in forest, locals noticed her
With a purpose to save herself, the lady instantly ran in the direction of the woods and hid there in a single day, injured and with no cell phone. She then by some means managed to succeed in Patwa Dangar village on Friday morning and reached the police with the assistance of locals.
An area lady noticed the vacationer on the morning of March 6 and knowledgeable the police earlier than taking her to the Tallital Police Station. The police instantly collected proof and despatched the lady for a medical examination.
Police arrest taxi driver
Based mostly on the lady’s grievance, a case beneath Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections pertaining to punishment for rape, theft and abduction was registered.
The police have been additionally in a position to determine the taxi by way of the registration quantity and tracked it by way of its GPS system.
The 39-year-old taxi driver, named Deepak Singh Bora, was arrested in Bhawali close to Pines on Saturday.
The sufferer’s stolen cell phone was additionally recovered, and the police seized the car of the accused.
SSP Manjunath TC mentioned the protection of vacationers and most people is a high precedence in Nainital, and that strict authorized motion will probably be taken in opposition to those that commit such crimes.
