Second app-cab driver detained for misbehaviour in two days

Kolkata: Following the incident of misbehaviour by an app-cab driver on Saturday, another app-cab driver has been detained by the Baguiati police station on Sunday night for misbehaving with a girl and her friends.

However, police did not arrest the driver as no FIR was filed. Only a general diary was recorded but the driver has been prosecuted accordingly.

According to the complainant, she, along with three of her friends booked an app-cab from Mukundapur. Their destination was Madhyamgram. Following the arrival of the cab, all four of them sat inside the car. As per the system, the driver was given the OTP to start the trip.

However, seeing the destination on the app, the driver instantly refused to go. According to the complainant, during conversation the driver became agitated and denied to start the trip, saying: "my quota of trips has completed. I will not go." On asking why he did not turn off his device as his trip quota completed, he became furious and started misbehaving.

Later he told his passengers that he would drop them at airport gate number 1. He also advised the girl to book another cab from there.

Hearing the plan, the girl told him that if the total fare till Madhyamgram becomes same as per the booking, then they will pay him the fare up to airport. Otherwise the extra amount would be deducted from his quota. But the driver refused to accept.

After this, all of a sudden the driver stopped the car beside the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass and allegedly forced all of them to get out of the car.

Seeing no other way, the girl approached a traffic sergeant nearby for help. "When the sergeant arrived, driver still rigidly kept saying the same words. Following the intervention by police, the driver unwillingly agreed to take us. But the situation turned the same after a few moments.

"While driving, the driver allegedly uttered some teasing words pointed towards us," said the girl. Though all of them protested, he did not stop. Later, he even started using abusive language.

Near Dum Dum Park on VIP Road, the girl called the police and asked for help.

Near Baguiati, the cab was intercepted by the traffic police and the driver was later

handed over to Baguiati police station.