NewsKarnataka-Bangalore
Bangalore: Its indeed metro train services in the city were successful in grabbing the share of passengers who were fed up with travelling in overcrowded BMTC buses. Meanwhile, the recent developments proved that a few mischievous youth are truly the nightmare to lone woman passengers.
These mischievous youngsters are sexually abusing lone woman passengers who are distressed over this menace, but have not taken courage to report the matter with the concerned authorities. CCTV footage of a group of 4 youngsters sexually abusing a young woman in metro train services proves it’s not safe for lone woman passengers.
As per the CCTV footage, as an young girl boarded the train at M G Road station at about 7.00pm, a group of youngsters who were seated opposite began to sexually abuse her. The girl changed the seat, but the group followed her with vulgar abuse.
The girl, having not able to bear the abuse, took refuge with a middle-aged woman passenger. Lated she alighted the train by the next station and reported the matter with the security personnel who expressed his helplessness over the issue.
The concerned authorities are expected to act to this burning issue at the earliest in protecting the young girls and women who travel alone in metro trains, otherwise the woman passengers are likely to switch over to BMTC as they could no more bear the brunt of sexual abuse.