Kolkata: A female doctor at a private hospital in Kolkata has accused an app-based biker of harassment, alleging that he called her 17 times and sent her explicit videos on WhatsApp after she cancelled a ride because the driver was allegedly late. The driver also allegedly threatened her with dire consequences.
The accused was arrested within a few hours of the victim filing the complaint.
According to the PTI report, the accused was slapped with different sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for sexual harassment, outraging a woman’s modesty and criminal intimidation, he said.
The doctor, associated with a private medical facility in the southern part of the city’s Jadavpur area, booked the app bike at 8 pm from the hospital.
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Initial probe revealed that the accused app-biker had called the doctor at least 17 times and sent her sexually explicit content on WhatsApp after she cancelled her booking, the officer said.
The rider also allegedly threatened her with dire consequences.
“The doctor first filed an e-complaint with the Police Commissioner and the Joint CP Crime. She also sent an email to the cyber cell before lodging a complaint with the Purba Jadavpur Police Station,” the officer said, news agency PTI reported.
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