Last Updated:March 07, 2026, 09:17 IST

A 22-year-old woman from Delhi reported an attempted sexual assault by a taxi driver en route to Nainital. She escaped, hid in a forest, and police are searching for the driver.

In a harrowing incident, a 22-year-old Delhi woman alleged that a cab driver in Uttarakhand’s Nainital attempted to molest her late on Thursday night. The driver was allegedly intoxicated and in a bid to escape the horrific incident, the woman jumped out of the taxi and hid herself in a forest.

As per a report by Hindustan Times, the woman spent entire night in the forest. Police are now looking for the unidentified driver, and a lookout is underway.

According to the police, the woman hired a cab from Haldwani to Nainital around midnight. She was travelling alone.

The incident took place in near Patwadangar, about 12 kilometres from Nainital. The driver allegedly diverted the taxi from the highway to a link road leading towards the area and stopped the vehicle. He started molesting the woman, and on resisting, he also assaulted her.

The woman managed to escape from the taxi and hid into a forest area. Accused fled the spot after she alarmed the locals. The woman told the police that she spent her entire night hidden in the forest and on Friday morning, she reached police station with the help of locals.

Probe is underway to identify and apprehend the driver.

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