Bengaluru women,made an online petition for allegedly sexually harassment in a bus is gaining traction, with citizens wanting more security for women in private buses.In four days, the application on change.org has garnered 42,000 supporters.

The application was transmitted following an incident of February 18, when she was returning from Goa in a bus booked via the app redBus.

She wrote,"I was asleep on the last berth of the bus, and wasn't aware it had reached the last stop, Majestic. The driver, in an attempt to wake me up, squeezed my chest, and I woke up with a jolt, unaware of what had just happened. He then said it is the last stop, as though nothing had just happened.In my confused state of shock and sleep, I just picked up my bags and walked off,"
She further said, "Seabird took a few days to respond with just 1 line", `We already send the driver to police station so they will handle them.....'" redBus, on the other hand, sent me various versions of generic replies ranging from "We are sorry for the inconvenience"

"The bus op erator has refused a refund as you have already travelled in the bus". Which is ridiculous," she added.

"We are reaching out to many of the bus operators listed on redBus, who are critical stakeholders, with this petition to solicit their views on how to make bus travel safer and as hassle-free as possible, particularly for women, and we would be happy to share their feedback too.

We also take on board (her) suggestion on sending tips to women travellers on travel safety and we would work on doing this as soon as possible, including telling the woman passenger the total number of other women travellers on that service. "At redBus, safety of travellers, especially women, is a cause that we take seriously and support. As a responsible organization in the area of travel, we have taken many steps in this direction and would continue to play our part."said Redbus