Bengaluru: Woman Beats Auto Driver With Slippers For 'Abusing'; Complaint Lodged

A video of an altercation between a woman and a local auto driver has surfaced on social media from Bengaluru. In the video, the woman can be seen hitting the driver with her footwear and accusing him of colliding with her scooter. The incident reportedly took place on Saturday, 30 May, in Bellandur area of the city.

The auto driver recorded the altercation on his phone, and the video has since gone viral on social media.

An auto driver and a woman landed into a heated argument after the woman alleged the auto driver had collided with her vehicle. A video of a woman beating up an auto driver with a chappal has gone viral on social media.

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The video shows woman on a call when the driver started recording her. This angers the woman, who tries to snatch the phone from him. She then says, “With whose permission are you making this video?” The driver responds by asking whom she is calling. At this, the woman removes one of her slippers and starts hitting the driver. She hits him multiple times, as seen in the video.

There has been a rampant increase in road rage cases in Bengaluru over the last several months. This incident comes weeks after an Indian Air Force officer was caught on camera assaulting a local IT professional before falsely claiming to have been attacked.

In the video, auto driver Lokesh claims the woman was riding in the centre of the road and that his vehicle never made contact with hers. He suggests that nearby CCTV footage could confirm his account. When a witness questioned why the woman was attacking the auto driver, she told them not to interfere and claimed the driver had verbally harassed her.

After the confrontation, Lokesh reported the matter to the Whitefield police. According to Deputy Commissioner Dr Shivakumar, an FIR was filed following Lokesh's complaint. The police official explained that the woman had allegedly accused the auto driver of hitting her two-wheeler before assaulting him.

The Whitefield police are currently investigating to determine what caused the dispute and whether any collision actually occurred between the vehicles. They plan to take appropriate action once their investigation is complete.