An Ola driver has been arrested for allegedly killing a passenger over a delay in coming into the one-time password or OTP earlier than boarding the cab in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai, the police stated.
The incident occurred on Sunday when the driving force allegedly punched the person a number of instances after an altercation broke out between the 2 over the difficulty, officers stated.
The person, recognized as Umendra, labored with a software program firm in Coimbatore, they added. He was in Chennai alongside along with his spouse and kids to go to a relative over the weekend.
On Sunday, when the household was returning residence after watching a film in a Coimbatore mall, his spouse booked a cab.
When the cab arrived, there was some confusion over the OTP. Cab driver Ravi then requested them to get out of the car and first verify the OTP, officers stated.