Influencer says she was molested by 10-year-old boy on Bengaluru street

A social media influencer has alleged that she was molested by a 10-year-old boy while she was recording a video on a street in Bengaluru on Tuesday (November 5).

Neha Biswal, who has over 4 lakh Instagram followers, narrated the whole incident which happened in BTM Layout in a video shared by an X (formerly Twitter) user.

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“This has never happened to me. I feel really bad. I was making a video while walking, this boy was initially riding in the same direction then he saw me, made a U-turn and began to come towards me,” Biswal said while narrating her ordeal in the clip.

“He first teased me and mimicked how I was talking on camera and then molested me,” she added.

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She said the boy was caught by the locals and added that she and a few others beat him up. She said many of them who were there asked her to let the youngster go.

“Only after I played the video clearly showing what he had done did people believe me. So many people were asking me to let him go because he was a child, but I did not stop. I hit him. There were a few people who supported me and beat him up. But to be honest, I don’t feel safe here,” she said.

Biswal said she did not file a police complaint because “a child is involved” and she “doesn’t want to ruin his future.”

She said Bengaluru Police were helpful and did not make her feel like an outsider.

“I am still mentally disturbed by what had happened,” she said.

According to reports, the boy has been detained by Bengaluru Police and a probe is on.