Kothrud auto drivers reveal arrogant side
Kothrud auto drivers reveal arrogant side Traffic police officers book auto drivers for refusing fare from SNDT.
On Day 5 of Week 4 of MiD DAY and Radio One autorickshaw campaign in association with the traffic police and the Regional Transport Office, 19 offenders were booked.
MiD DAY team visited SNDT College, Paud Road and Karve Putala in Kothrud and asked the drivers to go to certain destinations like Aundh and Magarpatta, but the drivers refused to go and also tried to charge extra.
Kothrud area has more youngsters since there are many colleges. The rickshaw drivers in Kothrud addressed women rudely and they seemed aggressive also. Most of them were least interested in taking passengers to their destinations.
REPORTERS: DEBARATI PALIT and ABID HASAN
PLACE: SNDT COLLEGE
TIME: 11.30 AM-12.30 PM
OFFENDERS BOOKED: 4
The reporters approached the autorickshaw drivers at the stand and asked them if they would go to More Vidyalaya but the drivers refused.
They said that they would have to travel a lot to go to More Vidyalaya as the road is not straight and there are too many diversions. They were in no mood to go.
REPORTERs: DEBARATI PALIT and ABID HASAN
PLACE: KINARA RESTAURANT (KOTHRUD)
TIME: 1 PM-2 PM
OFFENDERS BOOKED: 2
The reporters asked the drivers stationed at the stand to take them to Aundh. They refused saying they wouldn't get any return fare. They agreed to go only on the condition of getting half-return.
REPORTERS: SONIA RODRIGUES and ABID HASAN
PLACE: KARVE PUTALA CHOWK
TIME: 6 PM-7 PM
OFFENDERS BOOKED: 13
The rickshaw drivers at the stand were lazing around. When the reporters asked them to take them to Magarpatta, most of them refused saying, "We are local autos and would only go to areas around Kothrud."
The other drivers refused to go as it was late evening and it did not seem feasible for them to travel that far.
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