Bengaluru Police said on Sunday that a driver for the ride-hailing platform Rapido has been arrested on charges of harassing a female passenger.

The alleged incident, which took place on 6 November, was brought to public attention after the woman posted details on social media.

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The incident took place as the woman was making her way back to her paying guest (PG) hostel from the vicinity of Church Street.

The accused has been identified as 28-year-old Lokesh, a resident of Muniyappa Layout, Ullal, Bengaluru.

“…the captain tried to grab my legs while riding. It happened so suddenly that I couldn’t even process it, let alone record it,” the woman wrote in her social media post.

“When he did it

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