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Panic and fear grips Frazer Town residents following sexual assault of girl

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After the recent abduction and alleged rape of a post graduate college student in a moving car by miscreants has created a panic amongst the residents of Frazer Town and Cox Town. Fear and insecurity has gripped the residents in Frazer Town where the gruesome sexual assault took place last week.

On Friday late night, a 22-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and raped by a gang of five in a car in city. Victim was inside the car with her male friend after having a dinner in restaurant at Frazer Town when a group of five attacked on them and abducted.

Following the incident, the residents of the area are feeling unsafe and insecured in isolated places. Fouzia sharief, a IT professional residing at Cox Town told dna that she does not feel safe even to step out of the house. She said, "I am not only scared about myself but also about the person who comes with me". She also added that, "According to me Frazer town is not the only place which is not safe, but it is the entire Bangalore."

"I do feel safe here, because I was born and brought up here. There areas like East railway station, Potter Town and Richards Parks area which are very scary as night time many youth keep chatting besides the roads in group. We need to take care of ourselves and not depend on anyone. There is no police force deployment too in such areas," said Jabeen, a resident of Frazer town.

"We need to take safety measures and make sure that we get back home before it is dark, but yes I would not entertain myself or my kids to step out of the house after 8pm as now a days many strangers have started migrating towards this area" said Viashak Gowda. He also added, "Since the area is open till late night and many strangers visit the eateries here, it is a threat for families."

Another resident of Mosque Road, Rizwan Asad, said, " I feel ashamed that such a crime has taken place in my town. I have been born and brought up in same area and this is the first time something of this sort has happened in this surroundings. I have a daughter and I am scared of sending her out of the house. After this incident, I have restricted my daughter from going out."

Ashish Kothare, Chapter Head, National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI), Bangalore pointed out that extension of nightlife cannot be connected to recent alleged abduction and rape of a post graduate student. "There is no connection between rape and night life. The police will have to be little more sensitive and equipped with advanced technology to avoid future uncertainty. When there are problems the police must be ready to step inside the licensed and unlicensed business area. One who comes out to have food, will not be having the intention of committing crime. The restaurants and eateries close on its time and there is no chance that it will result in any crimes. The areas need to be bought under the CCTV surveillance and observation would control and avoid crime."

A Ahmad, Century Bar and Restaurant, Hennur, said, "We have taken all measures to ensure safety of women customers, who visit our bar and restaurant. On an average, we receive 50-60 customers everyday. Among these 10-20 percent are women. During weekends, the number of customers increases and to ensure the safety of customers, we have appointed security guards, including the bouncers and have installed CCTV camera's."
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