A woman was threatened by a demented auto driver near Sree Kanteerava Stadium The driver took Rs 1000 from her and brandished a knife threatening to kill her He said that he had used the same knife yo kill his wife earlier
Bengaluru seems to be getting more and more unsafe for women. In a shocking incident, a woman was threatened by a demented auto driver with a knife that he claims to have used to kill his wife.
On May 30, the woman boarded an auto from Vittal Mallya Road around 7 pm to reach her home at Viveknagar. Soon, the auto driver started demanding Rs 1000 from her to refuel the auto. She found it unusual that the auto driver was asking such an exorbitant amount. However, she said that she would pay once they reach a petrol bunk.
The auto driver became agitated and started arguing with the woman and asked her to pay the amount immediately. Not wanting to argue further, the woman did as he said.
The woman told Deccan Chronicle, “The driver said that he has a Rs 2,000 note and it would be difficult for him to get the change. I agreed to pay him once we reached the petrol pump, but he wanted it immediately and started arguing in the middle of the road. I gave in and handed him over the money. The next moment, he took the left turn at the Café Coffee Day outlet near UB City and refused to go through St Mark’s Road, which is the shorter route, to my house.”
He then took her to a dark road near Sree Kanteerava Stadium. After stopping the auto, he brandished a knife and ordered her to get off, saying that he would kill her with the same knife he had used to kill his wife.
Fearing for her life, the woman got down walked away. She was afraid to hail another auto. While crossing the road near Bangalore Club the same driver passed by, giving her a stern look of warning. The woman said that he was a middle-aged man and was not wearing a uniform. She said she was too shocked to note down the autorickshaw’s registration number.
In a similar incident, an auto driver had threatened a woman with rape in the same area on May 13.
