BENGALURU: A 39-year-old businessman was allegedly abused and assaulted by a cab driver after he objected to the latter taking him on a different route to avoid paying a road toll.Chikkajala police arrested the driver, Mujahid Ali Mujeeb alias Mujahid Pasha (36), a resident of RT Nagar, on a complaint from Bharath Ramarao, a resident of Mysuru Road. He has been released on bail.Bharath, who arrived at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) from Delhi 20 minutes before the scheduled time on Oct 9, called the driver of the cab he had booked along with his flight ticket.Read also: Bengaluru rides turn risky: Businessman slapped, influencer trapped, passenger abused Mujahid reached KIA around 2.50 pm and picked up Bharath. But the driver escaped before police arrived at the spot... Police collected details of the driver from me and arrested him by 10pm on the same day," he added.A senior police officer said the driver, in his defence, claimed that the passenger shouted at him when he tried to avoid the toll.
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Published at: 2025-10-12 22:30:24
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