Auto-rickshaw driver heckles female passenger in Jadavpur

Kolkata: An auto-rickshaw driver allegedly heckled a woman when she was taking her son to school at Jadavpur on Monday morning.

Police said that the woman had gone to take an auto-rickshaw along with her son, who is a class IV student. She was in a hurry as she had to drop her son at the school on time as he had an examination on Monday.

The woman told the police that the auto-rickshaw driver was waiting to get more passengers, which was getting them late. Apprehending that they may not be able to reach school on time, the woman left the auto-rickshaw finding that a bus of 1A route was approaching.

The woman ran to take the bus but she missed it and had to return to take the auto-rickshaw to reach the school.

The woman alleged that the driver of the auto-rickshaw, identified as Ashok, didn't allow the woman to get inside the vehicle and pushed her. He also allegedly passed lewd comments at the woman in front of her son.

The situation turned worse when he also attempted to ensure that the woman is not allowed to travel in any

other auto-rickshaws available there. The woman had no idea that she would be heckled by the auto-rickshaw driver if she returned to the vehicle after failing to get the bus.

It has been learnt that the woman told the police that she had left the auto-rickshaw to get the bus only because she was in a hurry as she had to take her son to school on time. But she never thought that such an incident would be the consequence.

The woman lodged a complaint against the driver with the police. The police have initiated a probe in this connection and initiated a search for the driver.

The police are also taking necessary steps to check recurrence of such incidents in the city.