India, Feb. 1 -- Two men allegedly forcibly entered a cab, which was booked by a 24-year-old woman, and attempted to sexually assault her in the Banaswadi police station limits in Bengaluru. The woman, a resident of Kammanahalli, managed to escape the assault and filed a complaint with police, officers aware of the matter said on Friday.

Police have registered a case in this connection and launched an investigation, they added.

According to police, the incident took place around 2am on Monday. The woman booked a cab, belonging to a ride-hailing services company, from Kammanahalli to pick up a friend in Whitefield. After the cab arrived, two unidentified men entered the vehicle as soon as she sat down. A confrontation between the driver ...