Bihar woman jumps from moving auto to escape driver's harassment

A 19-year-old woman allegedly jumped from a moving autorickshaw after the driver started misbehaving with her in Arrah of Bihar's Bhojpur district.

The incident took place on Saturday, September 26. The accused, identified as 40-year-old Vijay Kumar Chaurasia alias Masto, has been arrested, police said.

The woman, who was returning home in the evening after attending a computer coaching class, allegedly objected to the driver's behaviour and jumped out of the moving vehicle after he accelerated despite her asking him to stop.

She purportedly suffered a minor injury to the head due to the fall. The woman immediately informed her family and contacted the police.

The police team reached the spot and took the auto driver into custody. Police also seized the vehicle. The accused is a resident of the same village where the complainant lives.

The police were in the process of registering an FIR on the basis of the woman's complaint. - Ends(Based on inputs from Sonu Singh)