Ahmedabad doctor molested near Judges Bungalows Crossroads
TNN | Dec 23, 2019, 04.08 AM IST
AHMEDABAD: A 27-year-old woman, who is a doctor from Bodakdev, was molested by a motorcycle-borne man on Sunday morning when she was cycling alone between NFD Circle and Judges Bungalows Crossroads. The woman, who has completed the MD course from a foreign university, recently moved to the city with her family. She was heading towards the crossroads at around 7am when the man, aged around 30, drove towards her and groped her breasts.
The woman lost balance and fell on the road as a result of the attack. The attacker escaped, using a small gap between the divider in front of the IOC petrol pump, said a police official of Vastrapur police. “The woman was bruised and traumatized,” the official said.
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Following the Hyderabad rape incident the state governmnet had pledged to go all out against molesters and eve teasers. Sunday’s incident is a wake-up call for a city that takes pride in calling it the ‘safest city for women’. The pattern clearly indicates that morning walkers, especially girls or young women venturing out for schools, colleges or coaching classes are being targeted by perpetrators who take advantage of lack of CCTV cameras on some of the prime roads like Judges Bungalows. They may also know that the road is least patrolled by the police owing to the cop’s shift time. Improved CCTV coverage on major roads is a must, patroling of key areas near educational institutions, gymnasiums, parks, temples and other public places that are frequented by women is also a must.
This is not the first attack on a woman in the area, which falls under Vastrapur police limits. On October 14, an Italian woman was molested in front of SPV Enclave in Bodakdev. DCP zone-1 P L Mal said: “Usually, her brother accompanies her.”
Mal said that cops have begun collecting CCTV footage from the area to identify the attacker. “According to the description given by the woman, the attacker was carrying some boxes,” he said. “So it seems that he was a courier or a food delivery man.” Vastrapur police have filed a complaint of molestation and have begun an investigation. Inspector M M Jadeja of Vastrapur police did not divulge any details of the case.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
TNN | Dec 23, 2019, 04.08 AM IST
AHMEDABAD: A 27-year-old woman, who is a doctor from Bodakdev, was molested by a motorcycle-borne man on Sunday morning when she was cycling alone between NFD Circle and Judges Bungalows Crossroads. The woman, who has completed the MD course from a foreign university, recently moved to the city with her family. She was heading towards the crossroads at around 7am when the man, aged around 30, drove towards her and groped her breasts.
The woman lost balance and fell on the road as a result of the attack. The attacker escaped, using a small gap between the divider in front of the IOC petrol pump, said a police official of Vastrapur police. “The woman was bruised and traumatized,” the official said.
TimesView
Following the Hyderabad rape incident the state governmnet had pledged to go all out against molesters and eve teasers. Sunday’s incident is a wake-up call for a city that takes pride in calling it the ‘safest city for women’. The pattern clearly indicates that morning walkers, especially girls or young women venturing out for schools, colleges or coaching classes are being targeted by perpetrators who take advantage of lack of CCTV cameras on some of the prime roads like Judges Bungalows. They may also know that the road is least patrolled by the police owing to the cop’s shift time. Improved CCTV coverage on major roads is a must, patroling of key areas near educational institutions, gymnasiums, parks, temples and other public places that are frequented by women is also a must.
This is not the first attack on a woman in the area, which falls under Vastrapur police limits. On October 14, an Italian woman was molested in front of SPV Enclave in Bodakdev. DCP zone-1 P L Mal said: “Usually, her brother accompanies her.”
Mal said that cops have begun collecting CCTV footage from the area to identify the attacker. “According to the description given by the woman, the attacker was carrying some boxes,” he said. “So it seems that he was a courier or a food delivery man.” Vastrapur police have filed a complaint of molestation and have begun an investigation. Inspector M M Jadeja of Vastrapur police did not divulge any details of the case.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
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