A Bengaluru auto-rickshaw driver and a lady not too long ago engaged in a heated debate, with the driving force accusing the girl of reserving two autos concurrently, and cancelling his journey through the Ola app, whereas she insisted she hadn’t made any reserving.
The driving force, Pavan Kumar, alleged that the girl initially booked his auto however later cancelled it to take a Rapido journey, leaving him ready unnecessarily. He expressed frustration over what he perceived as thoughtless behaviour towards auto drivers. Nevertheless, the girl countered, arguing she had solely in contrast costs throughout completely different apps and hadn’t finalised any reserving.
The lady even known as her father throughout the confrontation, saying, “Papa, yeh auto-wala mereko pareshan kar raha hai. Humne nahin kiya iska reserving (Dad, this auto driver is harassing me, I didn’t make any reserving.)”
The state of affairs escalated when the girl urged the difficulty was with the Ola app itself, saying, “App mein dekho. Aapka app ka downside hai, Ola app ka. Zyada nautanki mat karo (Have a look at the Ola app, the issue is with it. Don’t create drama.)”
Following the argument, Pavan Kumar shared his perspective on X, questioning the girl’s impolite behaviour and the usage of offensive language. He tagged the Bengaluru Metropolis Police and different authorities, asking, “How proper is it for passengers to make use of impolite and obscene phrases for the driving force like this?”
The incident has sparked a dialog on-line, with customers debating the tasks of each drivers and passengers when utilizing ride-hailing apps.
Watch the video:
ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಕರು ಚಾಲಕನಿಗೆ ಈ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ ಅಸಭ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಅವಾಚ್ಯ ಪದಗಳನ್ನು ಕಾನೂನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸುವುದು ಎಷ್ಟು ಸರಿ.??@BlrCityPolice @blrcitytraffic @ITBTGoK @PMOIndia @tdkarnataka @tv9kannada @CMofKarnataka @DCPNEBCP @DgpKarnataka @prajavani @DgpKarnataka @News18Kannada @NewsFirstKan @PoliceBangalore pic.twitter.com/0WqtdpRYEy
— pavan kumar (@pavanku51441725) November 14, 2024
Bengaluru Metropolis Police responded to Kumar’s submit saying, “Please DM your contact quantity and point out place of incident.”
The incident was additionally shared on Instagram by Jist.
Suchita Banerjee, an Instagram person who claimed to be a pal of the girl within the video, made a remark giving the girl’s perspective of the incident.
“She is my pal and that is half of the video which is posted right here. Earlier than judging to conclusions, want to make clear that this was an enormous blunder by Ola app the place she simply checked to view the worth and the cab bought robotically booked. The auto driver simply posted the video the place she screams ultimately simply because that man harassed her tremendously by snatching the keys of the auto and never letting her go. She complained to the ladies’s helpline and likewise reported to ola however but to listen to again from them. She remains to be traumatised by the incident as and when I’m typing this. App homeowners actually need to work on this, like significantly,” she wrote.
One other person commented, “I don’t perceive who gave the suitable to talk to a buyer about confronting and harassing them after her fixed denial, even when she booked let the Ola app cost her cancellation and whether or not she booked three or 4 the auto man has no say.”
One other person mentioned, “Auto drivers in Bangalore have misplaced their senses fully, and act in opposition to clients with lot of hatred.”
