Bengaluru: Cabbie held for abusing student who cancelled ride

BENGALURU: A 22-year-old cab driver working with an app-based aggregator has been arrested on the charge of abusing a student after she cancelled her ride.
The incident took place on November 11. The accused, S Poorvik, a resident of Hennur, was produced before a local court on Tuesday and remanded in judicial custody. He has been booked under IPC sections 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) and 354D (stalking).
The 19-year-old student had booked the cab to travel home from her educational institution near Yelahanka. “The cab driver asked me the pickup and destination details. He also asked me how many people would be travelling. When I said I would be alone, he used filthy words,” she said in her complaint.
However, Poorvik brushed away the allegations. “She booked my cab and called me asking if I was coming or not. I replied that I was reaching the educational institution. She suddenly cancelled the trip without valid reason. I grew frustrated and demanded an explanation from her,” he told police.
Even after the student reached home, the cabbie allegedly abused her on phone.