A month before Gurgaon hit-and-run case, men chased, harassed Bhopal biker
A 23-year-old biker in Bhopal reported being harassed and chased by two men in a car, an incident that occurred shortly before a similar high-profile case in Gurgaon. The police intervened and obtained an apology from the men, though no formal criminal case was registered at the victim's request.
Why it matters
The incident underscores ongoing concerns regarding women's safety on Indian roads and the prevalence of harassment, prompting wider public discourse.
BHOPAL: Nearly a month before a woman biker’s hit-and-run incident in Gurgaon sparked widespread outrage, 23-year-old Bhopal-based biker, Abida Rana, had faced a similar ordeal in the city, with two men in a car chasing her for around 600-700 metres, abusing and repeatedly blocking her way.The ordeal took place on Aug 2 on Nabibagh Road, under Nishatpura police station limits. Abida had shared a video of the Bhopal ordeal on her Instagram handle on Aug 5, which is being widely circulated now.According to Abida, she was around 5 km from home when on the Nishatpura-Nabibagh stretch, two men crossing the road allegedly stopped their car in the middle of the road near the divider and began abusing her without any apparent reason.One of the men allegedly shouted, “Ab nikaal ke bata gadi.” With vehicles behind her honking, Abida said she was forced to move around the car from the left…
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