The assault of an auto-rickshaw driver for seeking compensation for cancelled ride in Bhubaneswar has snowballed into a major controversy. Demanding immediate arrest of those involved in the assault on the auto-rickshaw driver, the Smart City Online Auto Drivers’ Association on Saturday staged a demonstration in front of the Infocity Police station.
It is pertinent to mention here that an auto-rickshaw driver was brutally thrashed and made to kneel down on the road by a group of people following a controversy with a woman passenger.
As per reports, the lady passengers had booked a ride in the concerned auto-rickshaw on Thursday. However, she allegedly cancelled the ride after the auto failed to reach the designated pick-up spot on time.
When the auto-driver, identified as Nilamani Behera, asked the lady passenger to provide some compensation for the ride cancelation, she called up her father and others to the spot. Later, the group of people allegedly assaulted the auto-rickshaw driver.
"The lady passenger had initially changed location twice. When I reached spot, she cancelled the ride. When I demand compensation, she called a group of people and assualted me,"alleged Nilamani.