A woman was allegedly molested by a driver working with cab aggregator Ola en route to her residence in Bengaluru recently. Ola said in a statement today that it had zero tolerance to such incidents and the driver had been suspended on receiving the complaint. It said the customer has been asked to lodge a formal complaint with the authorities.


As per her complaint to the Ola Cabs safety team, the driver, Rajashekar Reddy, misbehaved with her on Outer Ring Road and held her "hostage" for quite sometime by locking the car doors, during the ride from Indiranagar on Sunday night. She twisted his arm and started banging on the door following which he stopped misbehaving and drove to her house located in BTM Layout, the woman said.


According to the complaint, the driver warned her that she would face dire consequences if the matter was reported to the police or Ola Cabs management. She said she complained only to the Ola Cabs safety team and did not lodge any complaint with the police.


Asked why she has not lodged a police complaint, she said she was not a resident of Bengaluru and wanted to avoid "legal hassles" as she was leaving the city next month. Ola Cabs has told her that Reddy has been suspended, she added.  -- PTI