Uber Responds After Woman Claims Driver Attempted To Snatch Her Phone, Harass Her
Passenger woman also claimed that she moved to the other end of the seat and managed to exit the car while it was still moving
A Jaipur-based influencer has accused a driver contracted with taxi aggregator Uber of trying to snatch her phone and harass her, while she was travelling to pick her daughter up from school. The digital content creator Manali Gupta, narrated the entire incident through a video on Instagram.
“During my recent Uber ride to pick up my daughter from school, I was engaged in a phone call when the driver abruptly attempted to snatch my phone,” the mother of two wrote in the caption of the video.
In the video, she can be heard describing her ordeal and added that she hoped Uber would take the necessary action against the driver.
She added that she told the driver to stop the car after he tried to snatch her phone. She revealed that her request to the driver went unanswered. “Startled, I protested, and he responded with verbal abuse. Fearing for my safety, I urgently requested him to stop the car, but he ignored my pleas and sped up,” she wrote.
Mrs Gupta also claimed that she moved to the other end of the seat and managed to exit the car while it was still moving.
She also mentioned the name of the driver and the car. “The driver then accelerated away. I urge Uber to take immediate action to ensure the safety of its users and consider banning this driver named Shyam Sundar (2018 Eon, RJ14 TE 5679) to prevent such incidents in the future.”
