Shuttle cab driver arrested for trying to kidnap two women

Kolkata: A shuttle car driver was arrested on Saturday night in Haridevpur for allegedly kidnapping two women with foul intention. Both the women had screamed for help and were later recovered by the police with the help from

some locals.

According to sources, a young woman boarded a shuttle car — an SUV, from Prince Anwar Shah Road and took the shot gun seat. There were several other passengers including another woman seated inside the car.

Near Keorapukur, all the passengers except the two women got down from the car. After that the driver identified as Kanai Das drove the car towards Kabardanga. While driving Das, started misbehaving with the woman on the front seat. When she asked Das to behave, he did not bother. The woman then asked Das to stop at Kabardanga crossing as she wanted to get off.

But Das sped up the vehicle and took a turn on Julpia Road. Meanwhile, the woman on the back seat asked the driver to stop the vehicle as well. But that too did not affect Das. On sensing danger, both the women started screaming for help. Some locals heard them and started chasing the car on bikes and auto-rickshaws.

Meanwhile, a woman standing on the roadside called up the police control room and informed them about the situation. Immediately, an all concern alert message was circulated with the car's registration number WB 26R 6979.

Meanwhile, Das noticed in the rear view mirror of the car that several people were chasing him. Approximately, after driving around one kilometer, Das stopped the car and forcefully tried to get both the women

out the car.

A nearby police van was looking for the same vehicle.

On hearing the women scream for help, police immediately intercepted the car. By that time, locals chasing the car reached the spot at Kalo Pole and narrated the whole incident. Das immediately arrested and the women were rescued. While getting off from the car in a hurry, one of the women sustained leg injury.

Das has been booked on charges of sexual harassment (354A IPC) and kidnapping (363 IPC).