A video showing two girls and an auto-rickshaw driver exchanging blows on a Bengaluru road following an alleged fare dispute has gone viral on social media. The incident reportedly took place in HSR Layout’s Third Sector.
The video was shared on X by the account Ghar Ke Kalesh with the caption, “Kalesh b/w a Group of Girls and Auto Driver over Fare issues, HSR Layout Bengaluru. The people involved are seen hitting each other as the altercation continues. When the situation seems to get out of control, another woman intervenes and appears to stop the fight. However, the girls reportedly sought a day or two’s time before deciding whether to approach the police. He alleged that the girls were under the influence of alcohol, abused him and refused to pay.
HSR Layout police contacted the girls and asked them to file a complaint, according to a report by the Times of India. Police also traced the auto driver, who told them that the girls had hired his auto and got into an argument with him over the fare. “We will take necessary action once the girls file a complaint,” a senior police officer told TOI. HT.com could not independently verify the authenticity of the video or the claims made by the auto-rickshaw driver. (Also Read: Techie says Patna lets him save more than Bengaluru, urges Bihar CM to create IT jobs ) The video has sparked a discussion on social media, with users sharing differing views about the altercation and Bengaluru’s auto-rickshaw fare disputes. Reacting to the video, one user wrote, “Companies and employees should now start looking beyond Bangalore so that this arrogance of tax and money flowing in stops, companies should now explore Chandigarh, Jaipur and cities like these.”
The video shows the girls and the auto driver arguing on the roadside before the confrontation turns physical.
No regulation of auto fares across Blr.. no Govt statement/intervention at all.. moreover road rages are common here,” commented another. I took the driver to the Army Station. “I faced an almost similar situation in Bangalore 15 years back. I was never troubled by Auto-Wallahs in my next 2 years of stay there,” shared a third user.
Because of the backing of the system.., “The auto mafia is not scared of anything.
“This is the public of Bangalore, people are watching and filming, but no one is going to stop this non-sense, City is known for IT and education but no civic-sense,” said one user.
