Bengaluru Shocker: Woman Recounts Harrowing Experience With Namma Yatri Auto, Says Driver Threatened and Abused Her Over Fare; Police Respond (Watch Video)

In a harrowing incident, three women faced verbal abuse and threats from a Namma Yatri auto driver in Bengaluru. The incident, shared on Twitter by user Vanshita (@yourswriterly), occurred as the women were returning home late at night. According to Vanshita, the driver became aggressive when they called for security, demanding her phone and shouting loudly. Despite paying the fare and requesting him to leave, the driver continued to hurl abuses and threats. The women used the app's SOS feature and contacted the police, but received little immediate help. The driver, whose vehicle number is KA02AK0967, left only after Vanshita provided their address to the police. The incident has left the women feeling unsafe. After the woman shared her ordeal on X the Bengaluru police responded to her and asked her to lodge a complaint against the accused auto driver. Mumbai Horror: Auto-Rickshaw Driver Molests Two Minor Girls and Three Young Women in Broad Daylight in Kandivali, Arrested.

Women Harassed by Auto Driver in Bangalore

had the most unsafe & scary auto ride of my life @nammayatri

your driver threatened us, called us ‘chutiya’ and ‘madarchod’ & started coming close to us almost as if he would hit us

SOS is of hardly any use, they listened to our plea & just disconnected the call

— Vanshita (@yourswriterly) July 20, 2024

then he started arguing about meter price saying the app fare is too low

we said that doesn’t matter because we booked through @nammayatri app and hence will pay what the app is showing

he started shouting and creating a scene while we kept our points politely

— Vanshita (@yourswriterly) July 20, 2024

We quickly paid him the amount shown on the app and told him to back off

he kept shouting still and then when I finally gave the address on the phone to the executive and said ‘please come fast, he is being almost violent now’

he got scared and went back to his vehicle

— Vanshita (@yourswriterly) July 20, 2024

this is the auto number-

KA02AK0967

requesting everyone to not accept rides if this gets booked on your app and also to be careful of such drivers and men in general@nammayatri @BlrCityPolice

this is clearly not done. we have never felt more unsafe in our entire lives.

— Vanshita (@yourswriterly) July 20, 2024

we could not record him because we were very scared that he would do something as a reaction

however while he was hurling the bad words at us, I did manage to take a 2-sec clip that shows his face

I want this man to face the consequences of what he did to us today pic.twitter.com/O2SBTHXwpo

— Vanshita (@yourswriterly) July 20, 2024

Police Respond After Social Media Post Goes Viral

Please share the exact place of incident and your contact number via DM.

In case of distress/ emergency situation, dial #Namma 112.

— ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರ ಪೊಲೀಸ್‌ BengaluruCityPolice (@BlrCityPolice) July 21, 2024

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