Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto An engineering student alerted the police through the Sakthi App after she was allegedly harassed by an auto driver on her way from Vijayawada to Nambur late on Saturday (April 25,2026), night. A case has been registered against the driver, B. Phanindra. The student boarded the auto at the Pandit Nehru Bus Station (PNBS) in Vijayawada around midnight and hired it to Nambur. The driver touched her inappropriately and repeatedly asked for her phone number, after which she pressed the alert on the Sakthi App on her mobile phone, Inspector-General of Police B. Raja Kumari told The Hindu. Published – April 26, 2026 01:13 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation 1,000 days of Annavaasal: Erode’s dusk meal mission feeds over 2.5 lakh people Catching, bowling in PowerPlay need improvement: Venugopal Rao