Bike rider drags, molests airhostess in Delhi, arrested

New Delhi, August 13

An airhostess was allegedly dragged and molested by a bike taxi rider on the way to her home from East Delhi, the police said on Tuesday.

The incident took place on the Simon Bolivar Marg on Wednesday night, when the woman was returning home on the bike she had hired.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Devesh Kumar Mahla said the police nabbed Jaiveer (35) from Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya. According to police sources, the accused was suspected to be involved in previous criminal cases.

The woman in her complaint said she had hired an e-bike to go towards Dwarka on Wednesday night. While on their way, the driver asked her to take his phone in her hand and tell him the direction.

After riding for a few kilometres, the driver took his phone back and took a wrong turn. When she asked about it, he told her it was a short cut.

The man then stopped the bike at a secluded area and dragged the woman towards a clutch of trees and assaulted her when she tried to raise an alarm, the source said.

A couple passing through the area stopped their car when it spotted the woman in distress. The driver ran away when he saw them. — PTI