Gutsy woman takes 7 rowdy auto drivers to cleaners

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Gutsy woman takes 7 rowdy auto drivers to cleaners


Mamtha Sampath, abused and heckled by the drivers in Shantinagar, took down their vehicle numbers and clicked their photos "¦ and the police did the rest

Manasi Paresh Kumar

Posted On Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 08:27:47 AM

It is a lesson that seven auto drivers will never forget, and an inspiration for commuters in Bangalore. A spunky young woman, confronted by the rowdy drivers, refused to blink, and showed presence of mind to have them arrested.




Mamtha Sampath is grateful to the police for acting quickly on her complaint

It was around 2 pm on September 29. Mamtha Sampath emerged from her Shantinagar home to take an auto to Commercial Street. Near Divyashree Chambers, she found seven autos waiting for passengers. Seeing her, the auto drivers perked up. When she told one of them her destination — just about 4 km away — the auto driver demanded Rs 150. As per the auto fare chart, a 4-km ride could cost Rs 38 at the most.

The other auto drivers, too, told Sampath they would not take her for anything less than Rs 150. The young woman, instead of protesting, simply clicked photographs of the drivers and the number plates of their autos.


Beasts bare fangs
This enraged the auto drivers. All seven of them charged at Sampath, hurling abuses at her. They even pushed her around. "They kept challenging me that I could do nothing even with all the pictures of them and their autos," Sampath told Bangalore Mirror while relating her ordeal.

But she is no doormat
Scared, but not out of her wits, Sampath looked around for another auto, and managed to find one. The seven rowdies threatened the new-comer to the scene not to take the girl. But the Good Samaritan refused to be cowed down and Sampath escaped from the spot. She went straight to Ashoknagar police station and filed a complaint against the seven auto drivers. "I did not know their names, but had pictures of them and their number plates," she said.

Action taken
While filing the complaint, Sampath had little hope that any action would be taken by the police. But two days later, she got a call from Ashoknagar police station, asking her to come over and identify the men. "The cops told me that they had seized the vehicles and brought in the drivers. I went there and found the same guys who had threatened me. Even in the police station, they foul-mouthed me," she said.

Sampath, an avid Bangalore Mirror reader, said she did not know what ultimately happened to the drivers.

"I just want to share my story to let others know that there still is hope. The officers on duty at the Ashoknagar police station were Suresh and Raghavendra, and I would like to thank them for doing their duty," she said.

D Radhakrishna, an inspector of Ashoknagar police station, said that all seven auto drivers have been taken to task by the cops. They have also been told to submit a written apology to Sampath. The matter has been referred to the traffic police for further action on the accused drivers.
 

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It is good and is expected from the Police of a Civilised Nation to act upon the call of the needy. They have performed their duties.

Thanks to them.

Regards
 

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Saw this piece of news in Bangalore Mirror yesterday.
All I have is :happy_8: for the lady.
 

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We need some more ladies like her to free us from those Rowdy Robbers on the road. Hopefully this will give courage to a lot of people here .
:happy_8:
 

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Honestly i wouldn't have done what she did to them!!! So huge respect :)
 

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2K2, you are right. These auto drivers are the biggest robbers in Bangalore. I'm waiting for metro to get operational and also to cover major parts of Bangalore.
 

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