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Kolkata: Air hostess allegedly molested by co-passenger in moving taxi, driver booked for helping molester

| | Jul 14, 2017, at 04:17 am
Kolkata, Jul 13 (IBNS): A taxi driver was arrested on Thursday for allegedly entertaining an air hostess's molestation inside his moving cab in Kolkata, reports said.

According to reports, an air hostess of Air India boarded an airport-bound shuttle cab from Kaikhali area at around 6:30 pm. on Wednesday.

The woman claimed that her co-passenger, sitting beside the driver, threw abusive words to her and molested her.

She also alleged that the cab's driver neither tried to stop the man nor helped her that time.

When the taxi reached Kolkata airport, the lady informed CISF about the matter and later lodged a complaint at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport Police Station.

After seizing the yellow cab (WB-19 / C-3312) and booking its driver, Uday Kumar, local police have started investigation into the matter while the main accused in the case has not been arrested so far.

(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha) 
 

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