A woman in Hyderabad has alleged that she saw a man masturbating in public while she was out for an early morning run on April 26. Divya (name changed to protect privacy) told Hindustantimes.com that she was out running when she noticed that the man was “jerking off”.
Divya said the incident left her “stunned” and she later approached Cyberabad Police to file a complaint.
The incident took place at around 6:20 am between Kokapet Narsingi cycle track entrance and cycle rental point — a stretch of around 3 km.
“This guy was jerking off”
Divya shared an Instagram video where she managed to capture the man’s backside. “This guy was jerking off right on the cycle track. It’s crowded. If you are from Hyderabad, you know this cycling track is extremely crowded,” she said.
“I wish my camera would have opened 2 milliseconds earlier, I could have shown his face,” she added.
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Divya told Hindustantime.com that the cycle track was crowded early in the morning, when she saw the man exposing himself. In her FIR letter, a copy of which she shared on Instagram Stories, the Hyderabad woman described the suspect as a man aged around 29-30, with a dark complexion and curly hair.
{{/usCountry}}Divya told Hindustantime.com that the cycle track was crowded early in the morning, when she saw the man exposing himself. In her FIR letter, a copy of which she shared on Instagram Stories, the Hyderabad woman described the suspect as a man aged around 29-30, with a dark complexion and curly hair.
{{/usCountry}}“There were people running, cycling, of all ages, there were even kids in the track. I don't recall if someone was there at the moment the incident happened since I was a bit stunned, but there was enough and continuous movement on the track, so it was not isolated,” she told Hindustantimes.com.
“I don't think he was targeting me in particular. He would have done the same to any other women/child who would have passed from there,” she added.
“He made lewd expressions”
In her FIR, Divya said that the incident left a deep negative impact on her mental health. She explained that the man made lewd expressions when he saw her, even as he continued “touching his penis”. He turned his face around when she pulled out her camera.
“On 26th April 2026 at 5:50 am I took a Uber auto to Narsingi-Kokapet Cycle track entrance for a run, after running for almost 2km at around 6:18 am I came across an unknown guy, medium built (around 5"5 tall) dark-complexion, curly hair jerking off facing towards the track.
“The incident has left a deep mark on my mental health, he only pulled his pants up to cover his genitalia when I took my phone from my pocket to record. He was wearing knee length shorts, mustard color with black leaves printed on it and a gray polo shirt.
"This was right next to the pole with marking HPS-852. There was construction going on nearby around 300-400 metres from the incident location,” Divya said in her FIR letter addressed to the Inspector of Police, Narsingi Police Station.
“He made lewd facial expressions towards me while he continued touching his penis. Once I started recording he pulled his pants up and started looking away (opposite side) so I could only capture his back side. I left after 2 minutes to continue my run towards the smart bike point,” she added.
The Hyderabad woman pointed out that the incident “left a deep negative mark on her mental health” and she is now skeptical of running on the track.