OLA driver robbed of mobile, cab worth Rs 4.5 lakh

A taxi driver, working for Ola cabs, was assaulted by three bikers with irons rods and robbed of his mobile and cab on Thursday.

A taxi driver, working for Ola cabs, was assaulted by three bikers with irons rods and robbed of his mobile and cab on Thursday.

Ola has a call centre but Uber is completely web-based. (Mint Photo)

According to the police, driver Bharat Kisan Rathod, 25, was returning home after dropping off passengers at Kalyan. As he was crossing Dhansar village, three men on a bike asked him to stop.

“One of the bikers forced Rathod to drive in a different direction. The biker threatened Rathod with an iron rod. They took him to a deserted lane and attacked him. They snatched his mobile phone, pushed him off the car and drove away,” the officer said.