Bengaluru cabbie took selfie before raping woman
Cops have arrested the driver who hails from Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka Police investigating the alleged rape of a woman traveller by the cab driver of a reputed cab service in Bengaluru, has found a selfie photo with the victim from the mobile phone of the accused, police sources said here yesterday.
Jeevan Beema Nagar police on Wednesday arrested the cab driver Devaraj alias Devarajulu, a resident of KR Puram in connection with the case. The accused originally belonged to Andhra Pradesh.
The incident had taken place in the wee hours of Wednesday. The victim when she rushed out of the cab after the incident had grabbed her bag and driver’s mobile. She had submitted the cell phone to the police.
The police are surprised to find the selfie photo on the accused’s mobile. The accused, before committing the crime, had clicked the selfie with the victim, who in the frame is asleep.
The sources further explained that the cab was booked at 3.20 a.m. on Wednesday by the victim from her friend’s place. She reached the destination, her home at 3.40 a.m. However, she was asleep and did not realise she had indeed reached her home.