2 min readKolkataFeb 5, 2014 06:05 PM IST
First published on: Feb 2, 2014 at 12:24 AM IST
As per the complaint lodged by the girl, the auto driver hit her when she was walking down the road and passed abusive comments.
An autorickshaw driver abused a girl and slapped her friend at Belgachia Saturday in fourth such incident in Kolkata since January 16.
As per the complaint lodged by the girl with the police, the auto driver hit her when she was walking down the road. When the girl and her friend protested, the driver allegedly passed abusive remarks and slapped the friend.
The auto driver was later arrested.
Today’s incident was the forth of its kind in the city since January 16. On that day a woman executive was punched in the face and left bleeding by an autorickshaw driver at Park Circus.
On January 25, a 27-year-old woman was assaulted by an autorickshaw driver over change of Rs 50 currency note near a petrol pump at Alipur. Again on January 27, a girl was hit from behind and injured by a three-wheeler when she was crossing arterial Mahatma Gandhi Road.
State transport minister Madan Mitra had said the government would press non-bailable charges to rein in rogue auto-rickshaw drivers and stop them from overcharging the passengers.
The government has also decided to set up a helpline for passengers to register their complaints against them.
As per the complaint lodged by the girl, the auto driver hit her when she was walking down the road and passed abusive comments.
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