Cab driver booked for misbehaving with woman passenger

Syed Munavar Sabri

The High Grounds police are on the lookout for an Ola cab driver who misbehaved with a city based journalist while she was returning home on Friday night.

The victim noticed his behaviour and raised the alarm to stop the cab and got down in the middle of the road.She later hired another cab to return home .

Recovering from the shock, she later raised a complaint with the Ola cab on social media narrating her ordeal and also tagged city police commissioner seeking action.

The cab aggregator apologising for the incident revoked his access to the ola platform. However the victim in response to the action taken said that she wanted strict action should be taken against the accused to ensure that this should not be repeated.

Taking the matter seriously Bengaluru Police Commissioner, Kamal Pant responded from his official Twitter handle stating We are sorry to hear about this.

Your complaint is duly noted and a team has already been put on the job by @DCPCentralBCP to secure the culprit. They will get in touch with you for more details. This will also be taken up with @Olacabs for appropriate action at their end.

High grounds police have booked the Ola cab driver for misbehaving with passenger and efforts on to secure the culprit and further investigation is on said a senior officer.