A lady primarily based in Hyderabad was approached by a person close to Charminar who claimed to be a Rapido driver and provided her a trip. Nevertheless, she turned suspicious when he failed to indicate his driver ID and his scooter had no quantity plate.
What adopted subsequent was a tense alternate through which she repeatedly requested him to confirm his identification earlier than lashing out and telling him to go away.
Content material creator Siddeshwari Sugandh stated she was ready for her auto close to Charminar on Saturday evening when the person approached her on a scooter and requested, “The place are you going? Ought to I drop you?”
Within the video she shared on Instagram, he will be heard asking, “Aapko Rapido chahiye kya madam? (Do you want a Rapido, ma’am?).”
Siddeshwari instantly requested to see his driver ID. She additionally seen that the scooter didn’t have a car quantity displayed.
“I seen that there was no car quantity displayed, so I requested him, ‘Why don’t you’ve a car quantity?’” she wrote in her caption.
As an alternative of exhibiting her his Rapido credentials, the person, who recognized himself as Irfan, started downloading the Rapido app from the Play Retailer.
“That’s after I realised one thing was clearly not proper,” Siddeshwari stated.
She continued asking him to indicate his ID. At one level, he informed her, “Gaadi chalu nahi ho rahi hai” (The car isn’t beginning). Siddeshwari instantly questioned why he was providing her a trip if the car was not working.
When she took the cellphone from him, the display screen confirmed the web page asking for an OTP. She then requested him to state his full title. When his response didn’t fulfill her, Siddeshwari firmly informed him to go away.
“Seedha nikal ab yaha se (Get misplaced from right here),” she will be heard saying within the video.
Siddeshwari stated what disturbed her most was how confidently the person had approached her at evening with none prior reserving or verification.
“What truthfully shocked me was the boldness with which he approached a girl at 9pm and provided her a trip with none prior reserving or verification,” she wrote.
She additionally clarified that she was not blaming Rapido for what occurred. Siddeshwari stated she usually makes use of the platform and prefers it at evening as a result of she feels safer with its security checks and post-ride calls.
“I’m sharing this as a result of this particular person used the Rapido title to realize my belief, regardless that he wasn’t truly a Rapido driver,” she stated.
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Rapido responded to her publish and thanked her for bringing the incident to its consideration. The corporate stated passengers can confirm the captain and trip particulars immediately on the app, whereas the OTP shared at first of a trip helps be certain that the passenger is travelling with the proper captain and car.
Rapido additionally urged customers to confirm these particulars earlier than getting right into a car, significantly when somebody approaches them claiming to be a driver and not using a reserving.
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