Biker feigns getting hit by car, tries to extort money

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A yet another incident of an alleged fake accident to extort money has come to light. Citizens movement, a forum of Bengaluru citizens brought the matter to notice by sharing a personal account by the person involved in the incident that occurred near Doddakannelli junction, Sarjapur Road.

Allegedly, a person in Swiggy uniform stopped his two-wheeler in front of a car and claimed that the car driver had hit his vehicle. “He said I hit his bike and started beating my car mirror with his helmet. We tried to speed but he followed. We had no idea what was happening,” the account read.

“By this time, he called 20- 25 people who kept on abusing us and asked us to open the door,” it continued. The car driver recorded the happenings and contacted the police, who swiftly arrived at the spot and confronted the accused.

“The police were very helpful and asked us to lodge a complaint as he is possibly operating a gang like this. We went to the HSR Traffic Police station and gave them all the details,” said the victim and also claimed to have filed an FIR.

“Remember to never open your door in such a situation. We are safe just because we chose to call the police and not get down,” they cautioned. Sweta Gupta, a Twitter user, said she went through a similar experience.

“This incident happened to us while returning home. We have lodged an FIR regarding the same so such incidents will be investigated. Never open the door in such situations and call the police,” she tweeted.