An elderly man who accepted a ride from two youngsters has now filed a case against them for maligning his image. The incident took place at Jivraj Park neighbourhood in Ahmedabad when the two youngsters offered a lift to Chiman Barot. The 78-year-old claimed that on February 9, he had gone to a nearby hospital to enquire about the treatment and hospital charges after his wife complained of knee pain. On his way back he was offered a ride by two men. As he was tired, he accepted the ride and they then got talking. Barot was unaware that he was being recorded. They later dropped Barot to his destination.
Later the two men posted a video revealing their chat on YouTube. As per the Times of India, on Friday evening, Barot was told about the video by a neighbour.
Barot acted by filing a complaint against the two youngsters with the cybercrime police. He said that the video was recorded to malign his image and it was posted without his permission. The senior citizen added that during their car ride, the two men made fun of him and kept asking for his personal details. Barot said that he told them that he has three daughters and a son and all are his kids are married. The men also showed Barot pictures of some old women and said that they were “best suited for him.”
Now the cyber police have filed a case against two unidentified persons, under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act and under IPC Section 501 (printings or engraving any matter known to be defamatory).
In October last year, a 23-year-old man was arrested for pranking women inside Bengaluru Metro. The man, identified as Prajwal, shared the videos on Instagram. In one of his videos, Prajwal acted as if he was having a seizure while he was on an escalator. In another video, did the same prank inside the train. An assistant security officer of BMRCL filed a complaint against Prajwal at a local police station. “The youth’s act is unacceptable and goes against the rules and etiquette one needs to follow while using the Metro. An elderly woman panicked when he played the prank on a moving escalator. Even inside the Metro coach, passengers panicked seeing his act,” a security officer told the Times of India.
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