Bengaluru Woman Hits Auto Driver With Chappal, Then Bows To Seek Apology

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It occurred around 3 pm when Mishra, along with her husband, both riding a two-wheeler, allegedly brushed against Lokesh's auto while merging lanes.
It's Bengaluru again! The IT hub of India always makes it to the headlines for the most strange, unique reasons. This time, for a road dispute between a woman and an auto driver, which took an ugly turn when the latter started hitting the motorist with a slipper in broad daylight. The dramatic episode, which was captured on camera outside Centro Mall in Bellandur, quickly went viral, gaining considerable attention and sparking debates.
In the clip shared on X, a 28-year-old woman, identified as Pankhuri Mishra, is seen repeatedly beating the driver with her slipper while he makes a video of the confrontation. Despite being attacked, the driver maintains calm and continues to record.
As it progresses, the woman is heard saying, 'Yeh badtameezi kar rha hai, mera pair kuchla aur uske baad video bana raha hai (This guy is misbehaving, he crushed my leg and then he is making a video.)" Lokesh, on the other hand, said he began recording the incident because the woman was arguing in Hindi instead of the local language, Kannada.
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As per reports, the incident occurred around 3 pm when Mishra, along with her husband, both riding a two-wheeler, allegedly brushed against Lokesh's auto while merging lanes.
According to the Indian Express, Lokesh filed a police complaint after the event, accusing Mishra of unprovoked assault. Based on his accusation, Bellandur police filed an FIR against Mishra, who is from Bihar and currently lives in Bengaluru.
As things intensified, Mishra, along with her husband, issued a public apology. In a video shared on the internet, the couple is seen touching the driver's feet and claiming she panicked because she is pregnant and felt uncomfortable when the auto approached their two-wheeler. She further added, 'We love Bengaluru, we love the culture and we love the people."
A comment read, 'Under no context is getting violent justifiable. Just stop validating wrongs. It has become a practice now to first commit and grave mistake and then wiggle out of it by issuing an apology."
Reportedly, several pro-Kannada groups staged protests against Mishra and her husband, demanding strict action against them.