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Courier boy flashes at housekeeping staff in Bengaluru apartment
A 25-year-old housekeeping worker from Nepal has accused a delivery agent of stalking and sexually harassing her for nearly a month inside her apartment complex in Kalyan Nagar, east Bengaluru. The Times…
The Story in Brief
A 25-year-old housekeeping worker from Nepal has accused a delivery agent of stalking and sexually harassing her for nearly a month inside her apartment complex in Kalyan Nagar, east Bengaluru. The Times of India reports that the accused, identified as Manjunath, allegedly waited near a basement staircase where CCTV cameras could not capture him clearly.
On July 29 around 4 pm, Manjunath allegedly flashed at the woman and then tried to attack her with a sharp object resembling a needle, according to her complaint. She escaped and raised an alarm, but the accused fled before security could catch him. Banaswadi police have registered a case under Sections 75, 78, and 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and are searching for the suspect.
The Indian Opinion
There is understandable anger at the harasser's alleged conduct, but the lazy narrative here casts all delivery workers as potential predators. That is unfair to lakhs of honest workers. The real test is twofold: whether the accused is caught and convicted quickly, and whether apartment complexes will now invest in better lighting and CCTV coverage of blind spots like basement staircases. Safety is not a trade-off against dignity of labour.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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