Bengaluru: Woman alleges sexual harrasment by Rapido driver

A 22-year-old engineer has made charges of sexual harassment on an auto driver she contacted through the Rapido application on November 30th. The woman hired an auto from Bob’s bar in Indiranagar to the defence colony in Annasandrapalya. As per her account of the incident, the driver did not enter the OTP which she spelled out to him. She has alleged that while attempting to make a payment through the QR code the driver tried to place his hand inside her skirt. 

The woman claims that when she raised an alarm, he quickly reversed his vehicle and fled the spot. He is also said to have thrown her out of the vehicle causing injury marks on her hands and legs.

The driver has been identified as Eklasudin Laskar. A case has been registered against him under section 354 of the IPC.  “It has been identified that the mentioned auto-driver is indeed registered with Rapido. Our dedicated Rapido team located the driver and accompanied him to the relevant police station where the complainant was also present. Upon questioning by the police authorities, the auto driver provided a statement asserting that no such incident took place. However, recognising the seriousness of the complaint the police authorities have registered an FIR and initiated an investigation into the matter,” Rapido said in a statement.