Ola cab driver drives for 500 metres with passenger on bonnet at Delhi’s IGI airport
Ola driver drives for 500 metres with passenger on bonnet at IGI airport
A passenger got stuck on the bonnet of a moving Ola cab that he had hired from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on April 2.
According to the police, the incident took place after the passenger apparently got into an argument over putting his luggage in the boot of the car, following which the angry Ola driver cancelled the trip.
On the other hand the passenger was adamant and he tried to prevent the driver from leaving by sitting on the bonnet of the cab. The driver then sped away with the man on the bonnet of the car.
Later, the police was chased the car and the driver was arrested from around 500 metres away from the airport.
“This is an unfortunate incident. We have suspended the driver partner from our platform and are investigating the matter,” an Ola spokesperson said.
“After the driver cancelled the trip, the passenger — who is a staff of Sashastra Seema Bal — sat on the bonnet to stop the driver. But the driver tried to flee and dragged the passenger for 500 metres before being stopped by the police. The passenger fell and sustained injuries,” said a Delhi Police officer.
“We recorded the statement of the victim’s wife. She stated that she, along with her husband and three children, landed at T1 by flight SG-942. Her husband booked an Ola cab and the driver reached the pickup spot. Her husband had an altercation with the driver over the issue of putting luggage in the car’s boot,” the police officer added.
-PTC News
