Fwd: Beware of Call Taxis (Fast- Track)
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Do forward to ur friends, sisters, mother it may happen to any1… and this would help them to be aware and be secured..
Do read………….. Not hoax………………... real incident….
Beware of Call Taxis (Fast- Track)
Author: rajalakshmi_swaminathan | 9 May 2011 - 17:07
Last week one of our collegue was not well and she had high
fever. She wanted to leave and check the doctor.
Unfortunately none of us were able to accompany her till her
home. So we decided to book a Fast- Track cab
and send her home in it. The time was around 10 o’clock in the
morning.
We called fast-track and they responded by asking the location
and other details
like how many people will be travelling and whether we need A/C
or Non A/C cab. We responded by booking an omni
and they gave a booking number and took the mobile number of the
person who will be travelling asking whether
it is lady or man.We informed them a single lady will be
travelling and gave the destination as well as
boarding location.
I waited with her to help her get into the cab. After 5 to 10
minutes the cab driver informed her that he is
waiting near the gate and asked her to come. WE both went out
and saw him waiting. He was smiling in a strange way
but since she was not well we didn’t give much importance to it
and she noted the number and got into the cab.
I told her to call back when she reached home safely and also
see the doctor. She said ok and the vehicle moved.
After sometime, the driver had asked her whether she is not well
and she responded telling yes. Then he started
asking her personal questions like where she is staying whether
with parents or in hostel, married or not etc.
She got a bit nervous while answering these questions.
She became a bit alert and told him that her husband is a
advocate and he is near that location to meet a client
and he is following her.
He later suggested her to take rest by lying down in the cab
and will wake her up in her destination. She refused
blindly stating that she never sleeps during travel and he need
not worry about it.
After a short distance she saw the meter reading as 400 which
is not possible for such a short distance near
sholinganallur junction near wipro office itself.
The driver then started calling another person in mobile
telling him the route he was in and when they reached
Madhya Kailash, the driver stopped and another person got in the
front along with him.
She asked the driver why he is taking another person for which
he replied that he was on his night shift and
once he dropped her off he will leave to his home and the other
driver will start his work.
Though she was nervous about the going-ons she kept silent and
started messaging her husband that she is
suspicious of the activities of the cab driver and asked him to
pick up near Kasi theatre. He reached that place and
waited for her. But it was taking time and she had not reached.
He then called fasttrack to enquire and they had told him the
Fast Track they have sent is still in wipro office
and they have not got her. Her husband got scared and by then
she has reached Kasi theatre. She asked the
cab driver to stop but till then he was going slowly started to
speed up the vehicle.
As she had severe sore throat and unable to call help, with a
sudden presence of mind she took her tag and pulled
the driver’s head from behind and threatened him to stop. As he
didn’t expected this from her the other guy who
was with him instead of applying break has applied accelerator.
A two wheeler which was going in front of their vehicle was hit
and the omni stopped. The two-wheeler driver
came to them and started slapping the driver. By then she got
down immediately from the omni and went to her
husband. The culprits speed away with the vehicle on seeing the
commotion.
Both the husband and wife then went to the nearest police
station and gave a complaint about the driver and
came back.
Here are few questions.
1. Is fast-track reliable for ladies travelling alone.
2. The call was made with in the office premises and the correct
number. Then how it has happened?
3. This is not the only incident. We are hearing similar
incidents about fast track drivers calling the
lady passangers even after the pick up and drop
4. This incident has happened in broad daylight. How safe is
night travel?
I’m writing this so that if this news is spread atleast the
fellow wiproites are aware of what is happening
around them and follow more safety precautions during travel
with in city.
11 Comments | Categories: General, Security, Slice of life
Comments:
Hi Rajalakshmi,
I am not sure about what to tell. To feel happy that you friend
had enough guts to fight back or to feel bad that people are
growing like scums. I don’t know what to say. One general advice
to all ladies. Please carry a knife or a gun (if possible). If
you sense any kind of pervertness stab or shoot immediately.
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Blob
says;
09 May 2011 - 18:54
Thanks for sharing. Please let know what was Fast-track’s response to the entire incident.
Also - I thought I have seen ambulance parked inside campus all the time. Wouldn’t Wipro security be able to arrange ambulance in cases like your friend’s?
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Saravana
says;
09 May 2011 - 22:24
@Blob,
The ambulance is for transporting critically ill people to the
hospital or for disasters like accidents/ heart attacks
situations like that. In this particular case the person was not
well on account of a General Ailment and wanted to go home and
rest.
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Saravana
says;
09 May 2011 - 22:25
@Rajalaxmi,
I would not recommend Ramanan’s idea of a gun or knife. There is
a harmless option, called as pepper spray, its the size of a
small spray and can be kept in the hand bag, all you have to do
is spray at the attacker and it makes the person immobile for 15
mins. It’s approved by the Govt of India as a self defence for
ladies(unlike guns and knifes).
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Saravana
says;
09 May 2011 - 22:28
@Rajalakshmi,
What is the status of the complaint your friend gave at the police station? Usually fasttrack people give a booking number and then the customer details are messaged to the driver, I guess the driver was part of fastrack only and I guess they tried to act smart by saying its not their cab and it was still waiting outside wipro campus. Belive me, they dont even wait for 10 mins and will call and confirmm, and if no response from the person who has booked, will call the office and move out. So guess it was more of a Coverup from the fastrack people.
Rajalakshmi,
Nice blog with good information….
Thanks Raji for sharing
I usually travel with fasttrack in
mid night to airport thinking that it is safe but sad
…
Hi all.. Let me introduce myself here, I m the person who really involved in the above scenario. I think, someone wants to know about the response of Fast Track’s. Simply saying NOTHING. I raised one more complaint on Fast Track too. They keep on searching for the driver with the cab. Only one update from police department, i got was the Taxi No that i have noted was not the real one.
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rathi
says;
10 May 2011 - 11:52
Very very scary. Thanks for sharing this information.
It’s quiet shocking that this has happened with Fastrack..! Thank you for sharing this information! Alternatively, If your team utilizes the wipro 24/7 cab services you can raise a urgent drop and leave home. That is much safer!
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Saravana
says;
10 May 2011 - 13:05
@Meera Devi,
I should say it was your presence of mind of using the id tag
that saved you from trouble. Really shocking at Fastrack’s
attitude. Regarding the police we cannot expect anything from
them. Many thanks to you and Rajalaxmi for sharing this
information here.
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