Delhi Uber driver threatened to throw this girl out of the car just because she asked to adjust the AC

Banerjee immediately tweeted out to Uber India which intervened and helped her reach home, safe. According to the protocol, Uber asked her to share the details of her trip and end it if she felt unsafe.

Banerjee alleged that the driver cancelled all other trips that were appearing on his app which made her feel more unsafe. “Also, I’m Uber pooling and he cancelled all other pool alerts coming to his phone, making it more unsafe! I am a girl travelling alone and he clearly has a distemper and I am feeling scared,” she wrote.

Amid all this, she also said that the driver was driving rash and almost bumped into another bus. “He almost crashed into a bus! Will this hell-ride ever end?” she wrote.

Read the whole conversation here.

.@Uber_India Your driver Kunwar driving Maruti Swift Dzire DL1Z7123 just threatened to throw me out of the car (1/3)

— Preetha Banerjee (@PreethaBanerjee) September 8, 2016

.@Uber_India my only fault was that I asked to switch the AC to a stronger mode because it was not cooling at all.

— Preetha Banerjee (@PreethaBanerjee) September 8, 2016

.@Uber_India his response: This is my car & I will decide how cold it gets in here. When asked to talk properly he said: You have no manners

— Preetha Banerjee (@PreethaBanerjee) September 8, 2016

.@Uber_India I am a girl travelling alone and he clearly has a distemper and I am feeling scared. Anyway to ensure I reach home safely?

— Preetha Banerjee (@PreethaBanerjee) September 8, 2016

@PreethaBanerjee That is unacceptable! Please share details via https://t.co/N1swcrgDIv and DM your email ID, we’ll be in touch.

— Uber India (@Uber_India) September 8, 2016

@Uber_India the link you send is really slow. My phone data isn’t sufficient to open it. Can I send the details here please?

— Preetha Banerjee (@PreethaBanerjee) September 8, 2016

@PreethaBanerjee Sure! If in an emergency, please use the Help option on you app and click on the SOS button, our team will reach out ASAP.

— Uber India (@Uber_India) September 8, 2016

.@Uber_India The driver tried to take advantage of the fact that even if I get off because he’s insulting me, the fare will be charged.

— Preetha Banerjee (@PreethaBanerjee) September 8, 2016

@PreethaBanerjee Not to worry, Preetha. Now that we have the details, we’ll ensure that this is addressed the way it should be.

— Uber India (@Uber_India) September 8, 2016

.@Uber_India thanks. Also, I’m Uber pooling and he cancelled all other pool alerts coming to his phone, making it more unsafe!

— Preetha Banerjee (@PreethaBanerjee) September 8, 2016

@PreethaBanerjee Are you on the trip now?

— Uber India (@Uber_India) September 8, 2016

@Uber_India Yes on the trip.

— Preetha Banerjee (@PreethaBanerjee) September 8, 2016

.@Uber_India That’s why can’t call emergency because I’m sure if he hears me complaining he will take out a knife & stab me. I want to live.

— Preetha Banerjee (@PreethaBanerjee) September 8, 2016

.@Uber_India he almost crashed into a bus! Will this hell-ride ever end? He didn’t even use navigation & hence I’ll be dropped off a km away

— Preetha Banerjee (@PreethaBanerjee) September 8, 2016

@PreethaBanerjee We’d recommend you to end this ride and request another one. We are concerned about you and your driver’s safety here.

— Uber India (@Uber_India) September 8, 2016

.@Uber_India Just got off. A km away from my house on purpose. I see he has not left yet. I smell vengeance. Still scared.

— Preetha Banerjee (@PreethaBanerjee) September 8, 2016

@PreethaBanerjee We can absolutely understand your concern here and we’ll ensure that this is taken care of, Preetha. So sorry about this!

— Uber India (@Uber_India) September 8, 2016

@PreethaBanerjee We have suspended the driver partner from our platform already, until further investigation. (2/2)

— Uber India (@Uber_India) September 9, 2016

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Meanwhile, Uber has suspended the driver and initiated an investigation into the matter. “We have suspended the driver partner from our platform already, until further investigation,” they tweeted.