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GURGAON: A cab driver, who allegedly misbehaved with a woman, hurled abuses at her and dropped her on a deserted stretch late in the evening, was arrested within hours of the incident, police said on Sunday.Pankaj (22) of Bahni Maharajpur in Rohtak was arrested from Sector 50 area after the woman dialled the police helpline….
KALYAN: Police have arrested a newly hired Rapido bike taxi driver, aged 19, for allegedly molesting and attempting to rob a 26-year-old female passenger on a deserted stretch in Kalyan on Saturday evening. Mahatma Phule police station’s senior inspector Baliramsingh Pardeshi said, “We have also recovered a knife from the accused, who has been identified…
NEW DELHI: Rapido has denied any involvement in an Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation into a Rs 331-crore money deposit trail linked to a bike taxi driver account.According to ED officials, the account received Rs 331.36 crore between August 2024 and April 2025, in what they described as a classic case of a “mule” account used…
Bengaluru molestation case BENGALURU: A 28-year-old Rapido bike-taxi captain, arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a 20-year-old woman passenger, claimed during interrogation that he was merely trying to rub his aching back.“I was suffering from back pain, was trying to reach my back to rub it as it was aching,” he said during interrogation.Police, however, said…
BENGALURU: A 28-year-old bike-taxi captain was arrested here Saturday for sexually harassing a 20-year-old woman during a trip from Church Street to Sudhamanagar Thursday.The accused has been identified as Lokesh, a resident of Muniyappa Layout in Ullal.Akshay M Hakay, DC (central), said the woman had shared a post on her Instagram account about the harassment….
A woman in Bengaluru has accused a Rapido bike taxi rider of attempting to grab her legs during a ride on Friday. BENGALURU: A woman in Bengaluru has accused a Rapido bike taxi rider of attempting to grab her legs during a ride on Friday.In an Instagram post detailing the incident, the woman said it…
TVS Motor Company on Thursday said it has entered into agreements to divest its stake in bike-taxi aggregator Rapido for Rs 287.93 crore, marking a monetisation of its earlier investment in the Bengaluru-based mobility platform, PTI reported.In an exchange filing, the two- and three-wheeler maker said it has signed agreements with Accel India VIII (Mauritius)…
BENGALURU: A Bengaluru-based woman has warned commuters to stay alert after claiming a Rapido cab driver used a fake version of the ride-hailing app to inflate fares.In a detailed LinkedIn and Instagram post that has since gone viral, Meenal Goel described how the driver allegedly tried to overcharge her using an app that looked identical…
Rapido looks to raise $500 million funding as Swiggy exits stake Bengaluru-based ride-hailing startup Rapido is finalising a $500-550 million (Rs 4,500-5,000 crore) funding round, combining primary and secondary deals, while Swiggy exits its stake in the company.The move comes as Rapido expands its ride-hailing operations and scales its food delivery platform, Ownly. The primary…
