Cab driver masturbates while ferrying woman student to Delhi University, arrested

According to the police, the 22-year-old woman, who hails from Bengaluru, booked a cab for DU around 9.30 am on Monday on the Rapido app, from Kalyan Vihar.

“The cab reached near her rented accommodation. She boarded the vehicle and sat in the front seat. She said the cab driver started talking to her, but she could not understand his language,” DCP (North) Raja Banthia said.

A police officer also said that the accused allegedly started making “inappropriate gestures”.

“The driver also allegedly touched her inappropriately and started masturbating. She spotted a women’s picket at Kranti Chowk near DU, and asked the driver to stop,” DCP Banthia said.

“The accused allegedly kept on driving. He finally stopped the car after they reached near the university. As the woman rushed out of the vehicle, the accused fled the spot as he had spotted the picket,” a police officer said. Police said the woman spotted Head Constable Seema and ran towards her.

She narrated her ordeal to the head constable, who then took her to the Maurice Nagar police station, police added.

“She submitted a complaint at the police station, based on which a case of molestation was registered against the cab driver and an investigation was taken up. The accused, a resident of Jhuggi Kabir Nagar in Delhi’s Rana Pratap Bagh, was apprehended on the same day. The cab was also seized,” the DCP said.

Police said the accused has been working as a driver for the last 15 years. He is married and has three sons. They said that the woman was counselled at the police station.

Meanwhile, a Rapido spokesperson said, “Rapido unequivocally condemns the reported misconduct and is extending its full cooperation in the police investigation. Upon receiving the complaint, our teams activated emergency protocols, coordinated with law enforcement… At every stage, we kept the customer proactively informed to maintain complete transparency and reassurance.

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