The 24th of December, another incident which again brought the issue of women’s safety in public places to public debate, shattered the cheerful environment of Bengaluru.
A woman was said to have been pursued for a few kilometers by three men on a bike near the extremely crowded Silk Board Junction. Very upsetting the incident that took place around 10 PM on one of the city’s major roads was brought to light by an observant citizen, Abhinav Vasudevan.
After witnessing the long-term harassment, Vasudevan intervened and recorded the suspects thus providing the police with the digital evidence they required to initiate their inquiry. His subsequent post on a social media network was the catalyst for public fury and swift police action.
Vigilante Evidence
The involvement of a witness was the paramount element that changed the personal dispute and turned it into a public struggle for justice in the aforementioned case.
The witness, Abhinav Vasudevan, during the whole incident, took out his smartphone and recorded the harassment; hence he turned the defendants’ wild behavior into a fact through the camera’s gaze. The video evidence had a twofold effect: firstly, it terrified the harassers and made them run away while, on the other hand, the police got the crime in the form of undeniable visual evidence.
By tagging the local authorities on X, the bystander ensured that the incident could not be overlooked and he thus highlighted the fact that real-time digital documentation is very fast becoming a crucial tool in urban safety and criminal identification.\
Saw a girl being harassed by a group of guys for several kms on a main road, & this was before 10. I took a video as evidence and intervened in they immediately fled. @BlrCityPolice @blrcitytraffic pic.twitter.com/7cVrINuYug
— Abhinav Vasudevan (@abhyn0w) December 24, 2025
Swift Prosecution
The footage went viral and the SG Palya police department reacted very quickly, starting an investigation that soon led to the identification and arrest of the criminals.
Three people, namely Roshan (19), Ayan (19), and Rihan Khan (18), were captured and recorded in the First Information Report (FIR). The police did not stop at just making arrests; they also identified and seized the motorcycle which was used for the chase, thus securing the physical tools of the perpetrator.
The three men are now in judicial custody, which is a clear signal from the authorities in Bengaluru that there will be no tolerance for street harassment and even less so for the risking of female commuters’ safety.
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