Cabbie strike: Commuters in NCR bear the brunt

Gurgaon | Saturday | 11th February, 2017

Summary:

They managed to evade the first group of protesting drivers, but a short distance away they were again attacked by 20 other drivers. "Autos from NCR refused to pick up passengers wanting to travel short distances or charged up to 10 times the regular fare. 5 mins into the ride hooligans stop cab snatch device, threaten to hurt"Besides such cases, the shortage of cabs on the road also pushed autorickshaw fares to abnormal highs. "I had to threaten the driver to stop the car because he was scared that the protestors would beat him. A group of tourists from Karnataka waited for nearly an hour to a taxi willing to take them at the usual rate..