Mumbai road rage: CCTV captures shocking assault on cab driver by Audi owner
Chandigarh, August 31
In a disturbing clip, that has gone viral on the social media, a cab driver was allegedly ‘thrashed’ and ‘suplexed’ by an Audi car owner in Mumbai following an argument over his car dashing the luxury vehicle.
The 30-second clip, recorded in a CCTV camera, shows a cab following the Audi at an entrance of a building and as the car driver applied brakes, the cab hit the luxury vehicle.
The video shows the Audi driver, and other occupants, getting down to check if the vehicle suffered any damage and then slapping the cab driver in a ‘fit of rage’.
The Audi owner then lifted Ansari and slammed him to the ground, the video shows.
Guys, please don't get into road rage.
It can land you into trouble.
Ola rammed into Audi which led to this.
Also there is a backstory to this, which needs to be verified as the reason why the Audi driver took such an extreme step.
📍Mumbaipic.twitter.com/viFcWHmRv6
— Roads of Mumbai (@RoadsOfMumbai) August 30, 2024
Meanwhile, a PTI report, quoting a Mumbai police official stated that the Audi driver and his wife were booked for the alleged assault on the cab service driver.
“The incident happened around 11:20pm on August 18 when Ola cab driver Kayamuddin Ansari was travelling towards Ulwe in Navi Mumbai with a passenger. He submitted a complaint of assault on Wednesday. As per the complainant, he was going from Asalpha metro rail station when an Audi car dashed his car from the rear,” the Parksite police station official said.
“When Ansari got down to check if his vehicle had suffered any damage, the couple in the Audi car, identified as Rishabh Chakravarti (35) and his wife Antara Ghosh (27), got down and started abusing him. Ghosh also allegedly pulled the Ola cab device from Ansari's vehicle and left from the spot,” he said quoting the complaint.
Ansari followed the Audi and his vehicle hit the luxury car at the entrance of a building opposite a mall in Ghatkopar, following which Chakravarti slapped him, the official said.
“Chakravarti lifted Ansari and slammed him to the ground, resulting in the latter suffering head injuries. Ansari was first taken to Rajawadi hospital in Ghatkopar and then shifted to state-run JJ hospital. His statement has been recorded. The assault on him has been captured by CCTV cameras at the entrance of the building,” he added.
“Based on Ansari's complaint, a case was registered against Chakravarti and Ghosh. They have been issued a notice to remain present in court. Claims and counterclaims from both sides are being probed,” the official informed. — with PTI
