Safety, for Indian women, especially in the National Capital Region, is increasingly becoming a far-fetched dream. Reportage on incidents of molestation and sexual assault dominate our news feed every day, and the situation is only exacerbating.

It was only last week that a Twitter user in a series of tweets documented an account of a few men trying to molest a woman in Hauz Khas Village. Today, another nerve-wracking incident has come to light.

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A journalist with India Today Digital shared her harrowing experience with an Uber driver from last night. Following is her series of tweets:

"I get into an @Uber from a friend's place at 10.55pm. The car starts, driver asks where I had to go. The stench of alcohol and paan hits me."

She then goes on to give more details, "I tell him the location, ask him to follow navigation. On Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. We take the service lane. In 5 mins, car stops."

"I ask the driver what happened. He tells me car's run out of petrol. The stretch where he's stopped the car is dark and infamous for crimes."

The journalist then described how the driver spoke to someone over the phone, and informed him about having a woman in the vehicle. The choice of his words was alarming, and raised suspicion.

"The driver calls up his 'brother' and asks him to go to a petrol pump and get petrol. Driver tells him he has an 'aurat' in the car."

Suspecting shady behaviour, she starts weighing her options.

"At this point, I call up a friend and start working out options. Friend leaves from his place and tells me he's on way to pick me up."

After sensing that the woman was acting cautious, this is how the driver behaved: "The driver overhears me talking and asks if someone was coming to pick me up. I tell a curt yes. He locks the doors, switches on the light."

But at no point was she going to let her fear dominate her sense of judgement.

"I snap at him, ask him to switch off the light. Meanwhile, he's made 5 more calls, to 2 different people (from what I could understand)."

Her friend arrived before anything could happen, and this is how the Uber-driver reacted: "10 minutes pass, no sign of his 'brother' or the petrol. My friend arrives. I get off the car and ask the driver to end the trip. He doesn't"

"Driver gives both of us (friend and me) a death stare. I cancel the trip after asking him to end it falls on deaf ears."

While all this was taking place, a UP Police vehicle passed by the Uber car, and as expected (shamefully), nobody cared to check why a car had stopped in the middle of a dark, lonely road.

"Meanwhile, a @Uppolice patrol van passes the car. They don't stop to even check why a car is just standing in the middle of the road."

"The entire stretch from the beginning of the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway to Noida Link Road -- NOT one policeman, NOT one police vehicle."

"I'm numb from the experience. Shudder to think what could have happened had my friend not reached there before the @Uber driver's friends."

"Funniest part: After I cancel the trip, @Uber_India decided to charge ME for the entire trip."

What's more disheartening is the way Uber India dealt with the report of the incident, and took no action against the driver.

This isn't the first time an incident like this has come into light. Uber India is infamous for overlooking these recurring complaints from women passengers, and putting their safety at stake.

This tweet is proof of the irresponsible behaviour of the company:

Update: 8 hours later, 2 bot mails from @Uber_India in response to complaints on app, saying they have 'resolved' the issue. NOTHING else. pic.twitter.com/44cCJQIb4C - Ananya Bhattacharya (@ananya116) July 12, 2017

We're still waiting for Uber India to wake up and find a pragmatic way to deal with such a pressing issue as the safety of women.