An Ola cab driver was accused of flashing a 30-year-old woman at Shivaji Park on Monday.
The police said the woman, who is from Gaziabad and was in the city for an interview, booked a shared Ola cab from Andheri to Parel and there were other passengers in the vehicle when she got in.
But when the cab reached SK Bole Marg at Shivaji Park, she was alone in the vehicle, the woman said in her complaint.
The woman said she was busy on her phone when she suddenly noticed the cab had stopped. She then allegedly saw the driver opening his pant zip and flashing her. “Shocked, the woman immediately got off the taxi and ran as far as she could. The woman then asked a passer-by the address of the nearest police station and went to the Shivaji Park police station,” said Rajiv Jain, deputy commissioner of police (zone V).
When contacted, the Ola spokesperson refused to comment on the issue.
Jain said the police have registered an offence under section 354 of the Indian Penal Code against the driver for purportedly outraging modesty of the woman. He said efforts are on to trace the culprit. “We have identified the driver with the help of the registration number and his mobile number that the woman had when she booked the taxi. We will arrest him soon,” Jain said.
