In a shocking incident, a social media influencer was reportedly sexually abused by a ten-year-old boy while she was returning to her home from work in Bengaluru.
The victim, Neha Biswal, narrated the whole incident in a video. She claimed that she was walking down a street at BTM Layout and was recording a video when a boy riding a bicycle came from the opposite direction. He first teased her and mimicked how she was talking on camera and then touched her inappropriately before fleeing away.
An Instagram user, @nehabiswal120, has reported facing sexual harassment in BTM Layout, Bengaluru. She claims that while she was walking down the street, a boy on a bicycle approached her, greeted her with a "hi," and then inappropriately touched her before quickly fleeing the… pic.twitter.com/R6qXDnVUc8
Neha also narrated how many bystanders chose to empathise with the boy and asked her to spare him because he was a “kid and must have done that unintentionally.”
“People believed me only after I showed them the video. Imagine how many similar incidents must have happened with people and weren't reported,” Neha said in the video.
The video went viral on the internet and has sparked numerous reactions on social media. The Bengaluru police have taken suo moto cognizance of the video and are investigating the incident.