Auto cab driver assaults woman passenger for cancelling ride when he reached pickup point

BENGALURU: An autorickshaw driver misbehaved with a woman passenger and assaulted her in Bellandur for cancelling a ride by the time he reached the location, on Sunday morning. The woman passenger shared her ordeal on social media.

The woman booked an autorickshaw to go to Tubarahalli in Whitefield, but she cancelled the ride just when the auto reached the place. The incident happened around 8.30 am on Sunday.

Upset over the passenger’s action, the driver started quarrelling with a woman and pulled her on the road. The entire incident was captured on a CCTV camera. The woman did not file a complaint against the auto driver, but, later on, she filed a police complaint through social media.

In the CCTV footage, it can be seen that the auto cab reached the spot where that woman was standing with two bags. The auto driver pulled and assaulted her. A passerby who was at the spot called others to rescue the woman from fighting. The auto driver was angry that the woman had cancelled the booking just when he arrived and he left the place as a crowd gathered.

After receiving the complaint, the police are now on the lookout for the auto driver.