BENGALURU: A 28-year-old bike-taxi captain was arrested here Saturday for sexually harassing a 20-year-old woman during a trip from Church Street to Sudhamanagar Thursday.The accused has been identified as Lokesh, a resident of Muniyappa Layout in Ullal.Akshay M Hakay, DC (central), said the woman had shared a post on her Instagram account about the harassment.

“Our social media wing saw the video and contacted her. She was called to the police station Friday. After the officers took her into confidence, she lodged a complaint and a case was registered under BNS Section 75 (sexual harassment).”A senior police officer said the woman, residing at a paying-guest accommodation in Sudhamanagar, is undergoing training for an airline cabin crew job. She was assaulted after she had booked a ride on ride-hailing service Rapido.Also read: ‘I was trying to rub my back’: Rapido driver to cops in Bengaluru molestation caseSharing her harrowing experience on Instagram, the woman posted: “06.11.2025, in Bengaluru (Karnataka), I faced something I never thought I would. While returning to my PG from Church Street on a Rapido ride, the captain tried to grab my legs while riding.”The online post adds: “I told him, ‘Bhaiya, kya kar rahe ho, mat karo, [brother, what are you doing, don’t do this’], but he didn’t stop. I was terrified. I couldn’t ask him to stop the bike because I’m new to this place and didn’t know where I was.”

Upon reaching the destination, she broke down in despair. Seeing her in that condition, a passerby confronted the bike captain, who apologised, “but while leaving, he pointed a finger at me in a way that made me feel even more unsafe”, the woman further said in her post.A senior police officer said, based on the trip details, the bike captain was arrested. During interrogation, the accused claimed he was suffering from back pain. So, while riding, he tried to reach out for his back with the intention of giving it a rub.