Cab driver arrested for assaulting woman passenger in Bengaluru

The accused was identified as Basavaraju, an Uber driver, and a resident of Malleshwaram. The incident came to light after the victim’s husband Ajay Agarwal, shared the incident on social media.

According to Agarwal, his wife had booked a cab to take their son to Manipal Hospital for a checkup. The cab which was being driver by Basavaraj, arrived at about 11.05 am.

“…As soon as my family got in, they realised they had entered the wrong cab before they could start moving and immediately notified the driver. My son came out but the driver started to shout and accelerated the car, while my wife was still stepping out. He further came out aggressively and attacked my wife (by continuously hitting her on the head). My son, who came to rescue, was also assaulted,” Agarwal wrote on X (formerly Twitter).