Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik has called an urgent meeting of the Motor Transport Department on Wednesday at 10.30 am after a driver of an app-based bike taxi service provider allegedly molested a female passenger in Kalyan.
The rider, identified as Suhas, was taken into custody after the video -- showing him slapping a woman -- sparked outrage on social media. The Bengaluru police later confirmed that the incident took place on June 13 and stemmed from an argument between the two.
Ride-hailing service provider Rapido is set to roll out its new fleet of 'Pink Rapido' bikes in Karnataka -- all driven by women, for women -- by the end of this year.
Giving details, officials said, "On April 21, a woman booked a bike to Indiranagar and the driver took her phone on the pretext of checking OTP and started driving in the wrong direction."
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