Auto driver beats up couple, arrested

Kolkata: An auto-rickshaw driver has allegedly beaten up a couple who was riding on a scooter following a quarrel that took place between them near 8B bus stand in Jadavpur on Saturday morning.

On the basis of the complaint lodged by the victims, the police have arrested the accused driver, identified as Uttam Rout.

A local leader of the auto-rickshaw union told the police that the couple was riding their vehicle in a wrong route flouting the traffic norms when the accused auto-rickshaw driver tried to stop them.

As the accused demanded an explanation, the youth who was riding the scooter with a girl as the pillion, allegedly abused the auto driver. This led to a quarrel between the youth and the auto-rickshaw driver. A scuffle soon broke out between them.

The victims, on the other hand, alleged that the accused auto-rickshaw driver stepped out of the vehicle and started beating up the youth.

He had received injuries on his face as well. When the girl came to his rescue, she was also roughed up by the accused.

The couple told the police that other auto-rickshaw drivers gathered at the spot and started hurling abuses at them. The incident caused huge chaos at the 8B bus stand area in the morning following the incident.

The couple also told the police that they did not flout any traffic norms and were riding the scooter properly. According to the local sources, none of the duo had been wearing a helmet at the time of the incident. They claimed that the auto-driver suddenly stopped their scooter and started misbehaving with them.

After being informed, the police reached the spot and held the youth for interrogation. They have arrested the auto-rickshaw driver on the basis of a specific complaint. Police have also started a probe in this regard.