Viral Video: Bengaluru Woman Berates Auto Driver After Ola Ride Gets Cancelled

Bengaluru: Silicon Valley of India has grabbed helines once again for anor ride-booking brawl. In a recent incident, a female passenger and an auto-rickshaw driver broke out into a heated argument, sparking a divided debate on social media. viral clip captures auto driver confronting woman after she allegedly booked two autos at same time on different apps and canceled one at last minute.

autorickshaw driver recorded incident, during which he is seen aggressively questioning why woman booked two autos simultaneously on two different apps. "I have been waiting here for a long time, and now you’ve canceled and gotten into anor auto. What are you doing to auto drivers?" he asks.

However, woman denies booking two autos. She insists that she only booked one and was merely comparing prices on different apps. She is heard abusing driver and attempting to throw a punch while asking or driver to start ride.

"I did not book two autos. Why are you harassing me? I just checked prices on two different apps and booked one. If you got a call, it’s an app problem. Please leave and do not harass me," woman says.

video also caught attention of Bengaluru city police. In response to viral video, police wrote: "Please DM your contact number and mention place of incident."

Netizens Divided

While some users have criticized woman for her alleged arrogance, ors believe auto driver was harassing her.

One user commented, "Shows unnecessary desperation of auto drivers. y can forgive small errors, but if not, it’s undue harassment of women!!"

Anor remarked, " girl is guilty. She knew her mistake and that's why she became panicked. She should be punished severely."

A third user ded, " girl may be guilty, but she shouldn't be harassed like that. Ola should charge her and compensate auto driver for same fare, or bar her from using Ola next time. driver can't slap anyone, and this incident is old news."

A final comment re, "Clearly, driver freaked girl out. Why was he arguing with her? Action should be taken against driver for intimidation! I see a breakdown of law and order in Bengaluru."