Terror of auto rickshaws in Kolkata – driver assaults passenger

This was yet another instance of an auto rickshaw driver who allegedly punched a passenger at Joramandir, off Baguiati – the driver demanded Rs 5 extra which the middle-aged passenger refused to pay because it was more than the prevalent fare.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 8 September 2015.

The gentleman had boarded the auto in Ultadanga and had got off at the last stop in Joramandir. In the scuffle that followed the altercation, he lost his gold chain. He has lodged a police complaint quoting the registration number of the rickshaw.
The auto rickshaw drivers in Kolkata have earned a bad name because of frequent instances of violence over petty matters like small change and dispute over fares.
In March, there was an assault by a driver on a passenger in Jadavpur – the victim had to be hospitalized. Earlier, in January 2014, a driver had attacked a woman passenger on the head with an iron rod in Park Circus due to a dispute over the fare. And, two months later, a 70-year-old passenger was allegedly abused and assaulted by a driver on the Garia-Tollygunge route over Rs 2.
These instances reveal the failure of the government to tackle the rogue drivers who usually enjoy patronage of political parties.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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