Twenty-three-years-old
Nigerian college student identified as Bella was allegedly stabbed by a gang of
five while she was waiting for a cab at Hennur, India on July 31.
According to Bella, who
sustained a stab injury on her hand, the incident happened when she and her
female friends were waiting for an Ola cab near Challakere Bridge at Hennur at
11.30 pm on that fateful day.
A car suddenly came to a
screeching halt in front of them and a group of men alighted from the vehicle.
They allegedly tried to strike a conversation with them, but police said it was
not clear from her complaint what the conversation was all about.
According to police, the
accused took out a knife and tried to stab on her abdomen, but Bella fought back
and ended up sustaining a cut on her hand. The gang fled the spot when she was
profusely bleeding and her friends raised an alarm.
Bella was taken to Live
Line hospital and treated for her injury. She reported the case to the police
and requested them to take action on the gang of five persons. However, police
could not trace her after she was discharged from the hospital.
Deputy Commissioner of
police (East) N Satish Kumar said:
“We have taken up the case
seriously and are investigating it. The attackers will be caught at the
earliest.”
According to Hennur police,
Bella and her friend were heavily drunk and they were not in a position to tell
where they were heading for. Taking advantage of their drunken behaviour, the
gang may have sought sexual favours from them. That could have led to the
stabbing incident, as per the police, Bangalore Mirror reports.
Though there is a CCTV
camera installed nearby, the police could not obtain the registration number of
the vehicle the miscreants had come in. When police visited the spot, locals
told them that Bella and her friends are often found at the same place late night.
“We have contacted the
Nigerian association and requested them to bring Bella so that we can get
details on the appearance of miscreants and on what context the gang approached
and what went wrong on that day. They have assured to bring her to the station
and we are waiting.” said Hennur police.
Source: Bangalore Mirror
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