Rapido driver held for molestation and theft in Maharashtra

Rapido bike taxi rider was arrested in Kalyan in Thane district for allegedly molesting a 26-year-old woman passenger and stealing Rs 1000 from her, a police official said on Monday.

Rider Siddhesh Pardeshi (19), a class VII dropout, was arrested on Sunday for the incident, which took place on Saturday, Mahatma Phule police station senior inspector Baliramsingh Pardeshi said.

“The accused picked up the victim from the Chickenghar area after she booked a ride till her gym near Kalyan railway station at 7 pm. 

Instead of



proceeding to the intended destination, Pardeshi, who has been employed with Rapido for the last one-and-a-half months, diverted the scooter to a deserted, dark stretch near the police colony in Syndicate area,” he said.

“When the woman objected, he stopped the scooter, grabbed her hand, and behaved indecently. He also snatched her purse and took Rs 1,000 from it. 

The woman raised an alarm, attracting residents who thrashed Pardeshi before handing him over to the police. We have also recovered a knife from the accused,” the official said.