Fewer cabs on roads as cabbies protest against killing of Ola driver

Commuters travelling from Delhi to Gurgaon had a hard time finding cabs as many drivers stayed off the roads in protest against the alleged killing of an Ola driver a couple of days ago.

The body of Hari Narayan was found in Alipur a day after he had left from Noida. Police said that they are awaiting his post-mortem report and are trying to identify the accused.

Demanding better safety measures for them, some drivers staged a protest in Gurgaon today and stopped some cabs plying on the roads.

Geeta Sharma, who takes a cab from Delhi to Gurgaon, said, "I booked five cabs but the drivers asked me to cancel since they were scared to go to Gurgaon because of the protest. Somehow, I managed to convince the sixth driver to take me to Gurgaon."
Another commuter said, "The charges for going to Gurgaon were higher than usual. Usually I get a cab for a fare of Rs 450 but today the fares were showing higher even during non-peak hours."