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As per the police, the incident occurred after the passenger received off mid-ride and confronted the driving force concerning his alleged rash driving.
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On Monday, a video went viral during which a Rapido rider was seen slapping a girl passenger after a heated argument. As per the police, the incident occurred after the passenger received off mid-ride and confronted the driving force concerning his alleged rash driving.
In the video, the bike rider was seen slapping the lady, ensuing within the lady to fall on the bottom as a result of affect of the assault.
“A video has gone viral today in which a Rapido bike rider slapped a lady. In this regard a complaint has been registered by South Division police, at Jayanagar police station. The person has already been taken into custody. We are enquiring into it,” the police commissioner advised information company ANI.
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“We will take up the case as per the complaint. This matter was not brought to the notice of the police. When the video went viral on social media, we contacted the person concerned and asked her to lodge a complaint… We will definitely take action,” he added additional.
As per the police, the lady passenger claimed that the rider was driving rashly and jumped alerts en-route to Jayanagar. She advised officers that she questioned him over his driving, which resulted in an argument and the assault.
Police officers mentioned the incident occurred on June 13. At the time, the passenger refused to file a criticism.
Based on the video, the police filed a Non-Cognizable Report (NCR). However, on Monday, the lady got here ahead and registered the criticism, following which an FIR was filed.
