On Thursday around 2 A.M., an Ola cab driver was arrested for drunk driving and attempting to abduct a woman passenger in Chikkajala police station.
The lady was a private firm employee and was scheduled to go to Mumbai. For such concern, she had booked an Ola Cab to go to Kempegowda International Airport from East Bengaluru.
The Ola driver allegedly changed the lane and started heading on the Hyderabad route, as the cab reached near the toll gate close to the airport.
She then told the driver, who was in an inebriated state, to take the cab towards the airport. The driver allegedly misbehaved with her and continued in the Hyderabad route.
The woman raised an alarm and managed to draw the attention of the toll plaza employees. When the cab reached the second toll gate, The toll plaza staff stopped the cab and rescued the woman.
Police issued notice to Ola. The woman then informed the police and a team immediately rushed to the spot and arrested the driver. DCP Kala Krishnaswamy said that the Ola drive is booked for drunk driving and attempt to kidnapping.
In regard to the safety of women passengers in cabs, Deputy Chief Minister G. Paramaeshwar had a meeting with the officials of private cab aggregators Uber and Ola barely a week ago.
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