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A driver in Tripura arrested for harassing passenger for availing app based service
Published: 13/11/26 13:32
Agartala | India
Agartala, Nov 13 (UNI) Police arrested Pradip Sarkar (53), an auto-rickshaw driver on Friday over alleged harassment of passengers booking rides through an online service outside the airport rather than at the stand. The arrest sparked widespread reaction on social media, where passengers and members of the public shared accounts of alleged harassment at the airport and Agartala Railway Station by auto rickshaw drivers. They don't allow passenger to avail transport service from online platform, rather forced them to hire auto from their stand at high rate. Drivers are alleged to have intimidated passengers and obstructed those seeking to use…