In a blood-boiling incident & indeed shocking incident, a 30-year-old woman had to jump from a moving bike taxi after a Rapido driver tried to grope her. The shocking incident took place in Bengaluru on April 21 and the woman in order to save herself from the Rapido driver had to jump from the bike taxi. As per the woman,m the driver not only tried to grope her but also snatched her phone. As per reports, after the incident, the woman filed a Police complaint following which the authorities came into action. As per the woman's statement in the FIR, she booked a bike from the Rapido app to Indiranagar and the driver took her phone on the pretext of checking the OTP in order to start the journey. Following that the driver started driving in the wrong direction. Seeing this, the woman repeatedly asked the Rapido driver why is going in the wrong direction, however, the driver remained tight-lipped. Sensing something fishy, the woman jumped on the road, while the biker fled from the spot. Now, the Bengaluru Rapido video is doing rounds on social media and netizens are in utter shock after seeing the CCTV footage.
In the Bengaluru Indiranagar CCTV footage, it can be clearly seen that the woman jumping off the bike taxi and the driver fleeing from the spot, Notably, there are not much public can be seen on the road meaning the time must be late. It is pertinent to mention here that the accused driver Deepak was arrested and sent to judicial custody.
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#Bengaluru #Karnataka:Woman jumps off a moving motorbike after the rapido driver allegedly tried to grope her & snatched her phone 21st April,woman booked a bike to Indiranagar, driver allegedly took her phone on pretext of checking OTP & started driving towards wrong direction pic.twitter.com/h7KK106fHs
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Netizens fume at Rapido Taxi Driver
A user wrote, "The girl had the courage and presence of mind to jump off the bike . Hope she is fine"
Another user wrote, "How can ppl trust them…. Better to use Uber Auto…."
"Shocking ..Shouldn’t the organisation check the credentials of the driver?..I hope the girl is alright," added another user.
Another user took a dig at Rapido's tagline and wrote, "Bike wali taxi, Sabse risky!!"