The woman said she was so frightened of the incident that she couldn't free herself from the man. | Photo Credit: Representative Image

Key Highlights The incident took place last Wednesday when the woman was returning from work The accused held the woman's neck and tried to choke her with both hands The woman said she was so frightened of the incident that she couldn't free herself from the man

Bengaluru: In a shocking incident, a 30-yer-old woman riding a two-wheeler was forcefully stopped and attacked by a cab driver in Bellandur area of Bengaluru in Karnataka.

The incident took place last Wednesday. The cabbie tried to choke the woman in full public view on the road.

According to a report in Bangalore Mirror, the victim Sarita (name changed) said the accused driver hit her two-wheeler from behind. The woman, who works as a photographer in a private company, had registered a complaint against the cabbie at Ballandur police station.

"I was on my way home after finishing work. The incident took place around 4 pm when the vehicle rammed into my two-wheeler from behind near Bellandur lake," the victim said.

Later, the driver of the private get got out of the vehicle and started abusing the woman. The accused used abusive language and spit on the woman's face when she objected to him about his foul language.

The driver then assaulted the woman physically as she tried to resist him. The accused held her neck and tried to choke the victim with both hands.

"I raised an alarm and managed to free myself. Then few local residents rushed to the spot and rescued me. As the crowd gathered at the spot, the driver rushed to his car and fled from the spot," the victim added.

The woman said she was so frightened of the incident that she couldn't free herself from the man.

"Somehow I managed to note down his vehicle's number and reported the matter to police. He humiliated me in front of the public," Sarita said.

A police officer said they are gathering information about the vehicle from RTO office. He said the accused will soon be arrested. A case under section 354B (intent to disrobe woman), 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of trust) and 341 (wrongful restraint) of Indian Penal Code (IPC).