Jaipur, September 4: Another shocking incident of an Ola driver harassing a passenger has come to the front. This time it is from Jaipur, where a passenger was beaten black and blue by the driver and his aide in front of his daughter for raising safety concerns. According to a report on CNN News 18, the passenger has suffered 70 percent hearing disability in one ear due to the brutal assault. The driver has been arrested and the news house found out that the driver was operating without a license and a valid ID proof. Are UBER, OLA & Other Cab Aggregator Apps Safe for Women? Here are some Safety Tips for Female Passengers.
In the month of May, an Ola driver was arrested For sexually harassing, groping an unwell woman passenger in Mumbai. In a similar incident, an Ola cab driver was arrested from Bengaluru for molesting a woman passenger and a case has been registered against the driver under the Indian Penal Code(IPC). The incident is said to have taken place on June 1. The woman, who took the cab from her residence in Bangalore to the Bengaluru International Airport was molested during the journey. Ola Driver Arrested Over Rape Charges in Greater Noida.
There has been a tremendous rise in incidents of violence by these cab aggregators and it is turning out to be highly unsafe not only for women commuters but for others passengers as well.
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