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Bengaluru: An 18-year-old college girl was allegedly whistled at and sexually harassed by an unknown man in Indiranagar, police said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred near Sapna Book House, CMH Road Signal on 80 Feet Road, around 2.50 pm on November 10.
The first-year BCA student had just gotten off a bus at 80 Feet Road and was walking home when the man on a white scooter whistled at her. When she turned around, she saw him staring at her.
But when she walked to him to confront him, he backed away. Later, when he turned around, she scolded him and gestured as if to hit him.
It didn't end there.
As she resumed walking home, the man reappeared on his scooter and honked at her. When she turned around, he made an obscene gesture with his fist and rode away.
Based on the woman's complaint, the Indiranagar police have registered a case of sexual harassment under Section 75 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and are searching for the suspect.