A cab driver who works with ride-hailing firm BluSmart was arrested for allegedly robbing a buyer of Rs 55,000 whereas holding her at gunpoint, police stated Monday.
In accordance with police, a girl who works as a freelancer within the medical tourism trade filed a police criticism stating she had booked a BluSmart cab from Airia Mall in Sector 68 to Microtek Greenburg residential society in Sector-86 on November 30.
“Whereas touring within the cab, upon reaching Sector-83, the cab driver sprang up on her, threatening her with a gun, and compelled her to switch Rs 55,000 on-line. As soon as the cost was full, the driving force fled along with her suitcase after forcing her to get out of the cab. A case was registered beneath related sections at Kherki Daula police station,” stated Gurgaon police spokesperson Sandeep. An FIR was registered beneath BNS part 309(4), and 25 of the Arms Act.
The accused, Sonu Singh, was arrested Sunday after the girl shared the registration variety of the automobile with the police. Singh hails from Kohta of Uttar Pradesh and at present resides in Gurgaon’s Badha. He was produced earlier than a courtroom and brought on a one-day police remand for additional interrogation and restoration.
“Through the remand, the police will completely interrogate the accused and make sure the restoration of the stolen objects. We can even examine how he got here to own the gun and if he has any prison antecedents,” Sandeep stated.
BluSmart, on its half, says a number of steps associated to verification, together with background checks and courtroom document prison checks, are adopted whereas onboarding driver companions. As per the corporate web site, 5 paperwork — “driving license, Aadhaar card, present and everlasting deal with proof, one reference (deal with and cellphone quantity), and financial institution particulars (passbook or cancelled cheque)” — are required to turn out to be a BluSmart driver.
“Necessary background checks and courtroom document prison checks; bodily deal with verification of each present deal with and everlasting deal with as per paperwork; obligatory face-to-face interview and aptitude take a look at; driving take a look at with scorecard on freeway in addition to on side-roads; day by day randomised alcohol checks on the hubs; verification of id whereas handing over the car each day; frisking on randomised foundation; digital facial verification whereas on obligation through the app (are carried out),” it acknowledged in an official assertion to The Indian Categorical.
The corporate additionally claimed they assisted the legislation enforcement authorities with info and throughout the search that enabled the arrest of the accused inside 24 hours. “This was potential because of the firm’s apply of protecting energetic information of all driver companions, their background checks, deal with and different particulars. The protection and safety of our prospects is our utmost precedence, and we’re in contact with the household and the legislation enforcement authorities to offer all potential help.
As a accountable firm, we’ll proceed to assist the legislation enforcement authorities of their investigation into the incident,” BluSmart acknowledged.
In the meantime, the sufferer’s husband stated she has been deeply affected by the incident and was in search of medical assist. “She didn’t get time to sound an alarm as the driving force all of a sudden pointed the gun,” he stated.
