Do you avail or resort to app-based rides and your find them safe? Different people have different perception and experiences. Recently, a video is going viral on social media where a woman and her friend had a distressing encounter with an Ola autorickshaw driver in Bengaluru after she booked two autos for a quicker journey but later cancelled one.
The incident, captured on video by the victim, showed the driver behaving aggressively, threatening, abusing and slapping her.
Ola auto driver followed Bengaluru woman
On Wednesday, September 5, during peak hours, the woman booked two autos through Ola.
After getting into the first one, she canceled the second ride.
“The other auto driver followed us, furious. Despite explaining the situation, he started shouting and hurling abuses,” she posted on X.
Abused & made derogatory comments
“The driver went on to verbally abuse us and make derogatory comments. I began recording, which enraged him further. When I mentioned reporting him, he challenged me, showing no fear of consequences,” she further said.
The woman described the situation, stating, “Our only fault was booking two autos to ensure my friend didn’t miss her class. In Bangalore, autos often cancel rides or demand extra money. The argument could have been tolerated, but the driver’s threats and assault crossed a line.”
‘Tera baap deta hain kya gas ke paise’
When the woman asked the agitated Ola auto driver why he was shouting, he furiously responded, “Tera baap deta hain kya gas ke paise? (Does your father pay me for the gas?)”.
The woman further said that she has never felt so unsafe in Bangalore, she added that the situation escalated when the driver attempted to snatch her phone.
Ola auto driver slaps woman, threatens to beat with slipper
“I resisted, and he slapped me in front of my auto driver, who did nothing, and bystanders who remained passive. Despite this, he continued his threats, saying he’d beat me with his slippers too,” she recounted.
Ola’s ‘disappointing’ response
She had also revealed that while the driver managed to get them away from the situation, Ola’s response was ‘disappointing’ and despite reporting the issue, they only received automated responses.
Meanwhile, Alok Kumar, Additional Director General of Police Traffic and Road Safety, addressed the incident, stating, “Such behavior is unacceptable. (A) few people like him give (the) auto drivers community a bad name. Have informed the concerned to take appropriate action.”
Bengaluru police have detained auto driver R Muthuraj for verbally abusing and slapping a woman after she canceled her ride and chose another auto. The 46-year-old Ola driver was apprehended by the Magadi Road Police, with legal action underway.
Following the social media attention, DCP West Bengaluru had earlier commented, “The auto driver has been apprehended by Magadi Road Police. Action is being initiated for the offence committed as per law.”
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