Ola cab driver

JB Nagar

WhatsApp

Dubai

The accused reportedly asked her to strip as he wanted her pictures. He tried to strangle her when she refused. The woman complied and gave him the photos he wanted. He shared them through WhatsApp to his phone number. Police Officer

Bengaluru

zero tolerance

A 26-year-old Bengaluru-based architect had a traumatic experience en route the airport after hertook a detour, held her hostage, molested and took pictures of her in the car in the early hours of June 1. The woman was travelling alone in the cab from her residence into the airport to catch an early morning flight to Mumbai. Based on her complaint, the driver, V Arun (28), has been arrested.The woman said that she had booked the Ola cab at around 2 am. On the road, she found that the driver had taken a different route. He claimed it would be faster and free of toll. Near the airport, she found that he had taken a secluded road and asked him to turn around. But the driver stopped the car, locked the doors and molested her. He threatened to call a group of men and get her raped. He also snatched her phone and threated to kill her if she screamed for help.A police officer said: “The accused reportedly asked her to strip as he wanted her pictures. He tried to strangle her when she refused. The woman complied and gave him the photos he wanted. He shared them throughto his phone number.”The accused told her he was leaving forthe very next day, a claim that proved to be false. After much begging on her part, he dropped her off at the airport around 3 am. He threatened to post her pictures on social media if she complained.The woman took the flight to Mumbai, where she mailed her complaint to the city police commissioner. The complaint was transferred to JB Nagar police station inA spokesperson of Ola said: “We havefor such incidents and the driver has been blacklisted from the platform as an immediate action.”