New Delhi: A cab driver was arrested in Delhi for allegedly masturbating in front of a female student of Delhi University. The police have seized the cab, officials said. The accused driver identified as, 48-year-old Lom Shankar, was arrested on Monday after police registered an FIR on the matter.
The woman, a postgraduate student at Ambedkar University, had booked the cab to travel from her rented accommodation in Model Town. She originally hails from Bengaluru. The driver allegedly committed the indecent act while driving through Maurice Nagar.
The woman in her complaint alleged that the driver initially insisted her to sit in the front seat, but she refused. The driver also passed derogatory remarks after he came to know that she was from South India, she alleged. He allegedly tried to touch her, and eventually started masturbating in the moving car.
The woman lodged a written complaint at Maurice Nagar police station following which the accused driver was taken into custody. Further investigation in the matter is on and victim’s statement will be recorded today, police said.
Last week, a similar case was reported at Rajiv Chowk, heart of the city, where a woman was allegedly harassed a passerby while she was waiting for a cab. The woman alleged that man alleged unzipped his trousers and began masturbating in front of her.