A frightening video released by a Bengaluru employee has fueled a new wave of anger over women's safety in the city. The video has spread through X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram, and features the agonizing moments a woman was reportedly stalked and harassed by a naked man while leaving her work. The victim, shaken and breathing heavily in the video, made a video as it happened to keep her safe and to give a record of the predator’s behavior.
The Incident: A Predatory Pursuit
The victim’s account is that the ordeal started when she was walking on a public footpath. She spotted someone sitting inside a car who was reported to have been completely naked. The man didn't just stop at indecent exposure; it's claimed he began calling out to her and intentionally turning his vehicle in her direction to obstruct or follow her trail.
Disturbing incident in #Bengaluru | A woman has alleged that when she was returning home from work, a "completely naked" man in a car kept calling her and drove towards her. She said no one helped her. She shared the video on her Insta handle. @BlrCityPolice @CPBlr @masaleemips pic.twitter.com/s8Xesearff
— Prajwal D'Souza (@prajwaldza) January 24, 2026
In the heartbreaking footage, we hear the woman crying out for help, and she tells us, “He’s inside the car and he was calling me, that’s why I’m shouting for help, but no one was listening.” Bystander Apathy: A Secondary Trauma. The most disturbing aspect of the woman’s testimony may be that she claims the public is indifferent.
Even though the whole incident took place on a congested street with people nearby, the victim says that her screams for help were not heeded. Took to Instagram to reflect on her trauma, she wrote: "Even though people were walking very close by, nobody helped me when I called for someone to help... It was heartbreaking to see such a lack of humanity from onlookers.”
Social Media Outrage and Solidarity
The video has been a lightning rod in conversations about the “Bystander Effect” and the declining state of public safety for women living in urban centers. Online, the response has been a combination of sympathy for the woman’s courage and fury at the assailant. One of the users added: “It was risky to record the video, but perhaps it is the best route to finding justice in a city that decides to ignore the video.”
As a victim of a very similar harrowing experience, another woman told the episode that this type of predatory approach within the automobile is a common nightmare for many of us who commute there. Status of Investigation. As of Saturday night, the Bengaluru City Police have yet to be confirmed to have a Suo Motu case, or that there have been formal First Information Reports and complaints made by the victim.
But the official handles of the Bengaluru Police have been tagged by social media users, who are asking that footage from the locality be scanned for both the vehicle and the accused. This case is a stark reminder that the right to walk home safely is a reality that is a distant reality for many women, even in so-called “high-tech” corridors and high-foot traffic office environments.
