FIR registered against Lucknow woman for trashing cab driver after video sparks outrage, trends as #arrestlucknowgirl
An FIR has been filed by the Uttar Pradesh police against a woman in Lucknow who was seen repeatedly hitting and punching a cab driver at a traffic signal in the city. The dramatic scenario was captured on video which soon began trending on social media with the hashtag “Arrest Lucknowgirl”.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Central (Lucknow), Chiranjeev Nath Sinha said, “In the case of the viral video of a woman slapping a man, we received a complaint from the man today. Based on the complainant, an FIR was filed in Krishna Nagar police station under relevant sections,” DCP Sinha said.
In the video, a woman is seen crossing a street at the Awadh Crossing even as vehicles pass by, later she is seen stopping in front of cab. She opens the cab driver’s door, drags him out and starts slapping and hitting him, pulling him by the collar. The driver can be seen requesting bystanders to call policewomen to the scene. “Aaplog mahila police bulaye,” he is heard saying in the video.
The woman continues hitting the man repeatedly and at one point is seen throwing his phone as well. A bystander who attempted to intervene also got a slap from the woman.
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Meanwhile, the cab driver, Sadat Ali Siddiqui said that after the incident, the police took both him and the woman to the police station but the police filed a case only against him based on her complaint.
“Police did not even take my complaint and kept me inside lockup for 24 hours,” he added. The cab driver’s lawyer said that when his client’s brother came to know about the incident, he along with some friends arrived at the police station and managed to get his brother released on a personal bond.
“The police made them sit in the police station forcibly and also challaned the driver,” the lawyer said. A complaint was lodged against the woman and against the policemen who wrote the wrong case. “We have also asked the police to take action against cops who did nothing at the time of the incident and registered a case against the cab driver,” added the lawyer.
On Twitter, the video generated outrage with users expressing their anger. Twitter users have commented saying that no leniency should be shown to the woman because of her gender. They also said kudos to the driver who restrained himself even though he was assaulted badly.
Meanwhile, DCP Central (Lucknow) said that police will carry out an unbiased investigation in the matter.
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