A journalist by the name of Ushnota Paul has posted about her assault by an Uber co-passenger on social media. In a series of tweets detailing her ordeal, Paul has claimed that she was taking an Uber pool ride in Mumbai when her co-passenger started arguing with the driver.

The co-passenger had asserted that she be dropped first and when Paul intervened, the woman proceeded to attack her. She was scratched on her hands and her face and clumps of her hair were pulled out by her co-passenger. The co-passenger also used racist slurs against Paul.

Hi @Uber_Support , I had the worst experience today morning. Was Uber pooling with a woman who was hostile from the very start. She started yelling at the driver saying shes paying the most & still shes getting dropped last. When I tried to intervene I was verbally abused. pic.twitter.com/4uHLUii3X7 Ushnota Paul (@journojuno) June 25, 2018

According to the tweets, a case has been filed against the assaulter, who escaped into a building in Urmi Estate. However, Uber is refusing to provide details of the attacker to the Mumbai Police citing 'customer privacy'.

I have a copy of the original FIR and I will not back down. Think twice before taking Uber. I am shaken and terrified with the whole experience right now. I. AM. DONE. pic.twitter.com/G9WMuhbyWc Ushnota Paul (@journojuno) June 25, 2018

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