Delhi Woman Accuses Rapido Rider of Violating Her Privacy: 'You're So Young'

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] February 04: In Delhi, concerns about women's safety have been sparked by a woman's allegations against a Rapido rider. She said that not only  his comments made her uncomfortable, but the riderr also sent her unsolicited messages on WhatsApp the next day.

 “Hey everyone, I booked a ride from Rapido yesterday. This guy dropped me off at my location and started asking me personal questions when I was paying him. I don't feel bad about any small talk so I started talking (sic),” She Wrote on reddit.

The man then remarked something like, 'Aap itne young aur sundar ho fir mangetar kyu.'" I ignored it and said, "Thank you, bhaiya," laughing nervously. He responded, "Please, bhaiya, mat bolo aur ho sake to apne socials share krdo." I just left after lying that I don't use social media," she continued.

Additionally, she posted a screen grab of texts claiming to be from the Rapido driver. She ended her message by writing, "Today, this guy called me multiple times and even texted like it's okay to violate my personal privacy."

The statements cannot be verified independently by HT.Com. The company has been notified, and as soon as they respond, this report will be updated.

Has Rapido responded?

One person said, "Please report this to the Rapido team as well with a screenshot of this." "I tried, but they just said that we'll see what we can do," the woman said in response.

What was said on social media?

One person commented,  “I've stopped using Rapido in Delhi altogether. Once, I was coming back home with a middle-aged driver, and he started deviating from the route to some weird and sketchy route. I had the maps app on and asked him where he was going, then he started stuttering that he couldn't understand the route. The road that had to be taken was straightened. I've never felt more uncomfortable. Since then I stopped using Rapido altogether. I only use Uber now.” Another added, “As a man this is utter shameless behaviour. Really disappointed to see what women have to go through so commonly.”

"Such incidents shouldn't be taken lightly," another person wrote. Please notify Rapido if you haven't already, as he may be doing the same with other people. And do notify the appropriate authority if he continues to call. A fourth said, "Girls don't feel safe when they want to do things on their own because of creepy behaviour like this."