“Almost Got Trafficked/R*ped/Looted,” Woman Narrowly Escapes After Realising Cabbie Who Picked Her Up From Bengaluru Airport Was A Poser

Being a woman is indeed scary. Not even the safest places can guarantee complete safety for the gender. Recently, a woman took to social media and shared a bone-chilling incident that happened to her when she landed at the Kempegowda International Airport or KIA in Bengaluru. She was picked up by a person who opposed an Ola driver. Luckily, she narrowly escaped by being alert and noticing things that were off from the get-go.

Woman Picked Up By Fake Cabbie At Bengaluru Airport

According to an article which was recently published by The Free Press Journal or FPJ, this incident took place on Saturday, November 9, 2024. The woman got out of the Bengaluru Airport at around 10:30 PM. She went to the airport’s designated Ola zone to get a ride home.

Even though she booked a mini, a sedan arrived and the driver told her that it was okay and that he would drop her. Upon entering the cab, she repeatedly told him the mandatory OTP but the driver did not seem to care about it. He instead opened his Google Maps and asked her to enter her destination.

The woman found it that odd as well, given that drivers get access to the destination once they get the OTP. After a while, he started asking for more money than what the app showed. When she declined, the driver said that someone else he knows will take her to her destination.

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How She Managed To Escape After Being Alert

He stopped at a petrol station and asked her to pay for the fuel. Luckily, she had been on a call with a male friend this whole time. He called 112 for her and the police arrived promptly.

They apprehended the driver and the woman narrowly escaped. She took to X (formerly known as Twitter) and shared the complaint letter she wrote at the police station, the driver’s photo and the car’s photo along with her posts.

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Have you or someone you know even been in a situation like this? How would you have reacted if something like this happened to you? Let us know in the comments section below!

Cover Image Credits: @doctorniikii/X (Formerly, Twitter)

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