In a road rage confrontation near Bengaluru, a woman was booked for assaulting and abusing an auto driver after he allegedly brushed past their vehicle on Friday, May 30. The issue came to light after the video of the confrontation surfaced on social media.
The incident occurred when Pankhuri Mishra, who is pregnant, had an altercation with Lokesh, an auto-rickshaw driver. From both sides and the testimony of witnesses, it was reported that Mishra felt that Lokesh ran over her foot while he was driving his auto around her, a claim the latter denied.Upset and frightened, she approached Lokesh in the middle of a street full of people.
Amid the confrontation, when the driver began to record the incident, an agitated Mishra picked up her slipper and began to assault Lokesh. The incident, captured on video, indicated a visibly agitated Mishra and a defensive Lokesh, who stood firm in stating that he had not driven over her foot. The video spread like wildfire on the internet, eliciting varied reactions from the people.
“Banaega video? Chal bana video (Will you make a video? Go make a video),” she can be heard telling the driver in Hindi while she repeated assaulted him with the slipper.