Uber driver speeds away while college student tries to disembark, held
March 24, 2023 18:57
A 22-year-old college student was injured after her cab driver drove off while she was disembarking following an argument over changing her destination, the police said on Friday.
The accused Uber driver Pawan (32) has been arrested, they said.
In its response to PTI, an Uber spokesperson called the incident "unfortunate" and said the company had removed the driver's access to the app.
The incident took place around 4 pm on Wednesday.
The victim had booked the cab via Uber from Majnu Ka Tilla to Ashok Vihar.
After boarding the cab, she received a call following which she changed her destination to Dilshad Garden.
However, an argument broke out between the victim and the driver over changing the destination.
"The driver asked her to get down in the middle of the way but the woman kept arguing and refused to cancel the trip or take another vehicle. This annoyed the driver even more," a senior police official said.
"When they reached a traffic signal near a college, he sped away with her belongings while the victim was trying to alight the vehicle. The driver's carelessness led to the woman falling off," the official said.
The victim suffered injuries and was admitted to a hospital from where information of a road accident was reported to officers at the Civil Lines police station in north Delhi, he said.
"After collecting the medico-legal case, the injured woman's statement was recorded. In her complaint, she stated that the driver got annoyed by the change in destination and sped away with her belongings while carelessly injuring her," the official added. -- PTI
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