“I want to go to kidnap you happily,” Gurgaon Resident Receives Disturbing Text from Uber Driver
“I want to go to kidnap you happily," Gurgaon Resident Receives Disturbing Text from Uber Driver
In a deeply unsettling incident, a Gurgaon resident reported receiving a frightening text message from an Uber driver. The message, allegedly stating, “I want to kidnap you,” left the passenger shaken and prompted immediate action.
The resident brought the matter to light by posting a screenshot of the message on social media, sparking widespread concern. Uber, upon being notified, promptly deactivated the driver’s account and issued a statement reaffirming its commitment to passenger safety. They also assured full cooperation with the ongoing police investigation.
A Reddit user by the name of kushpyro1 recounted a frightening encounter on the r/gurgaon forum, sharing the alarming message received from a cab driver.
Local authorities have launched a probe to verify the incident and trace the intentions of the driver. The passenger has been advised to provide any additional evidence, including ride details, to aid the inquiry.
“I am shivering while I am actually writing this right now. I have a train in 1 hour and God knows if I will reach there on time,
when he was about to arrive, I thought to myself to check the OTP once and flashed open my Uber Chat where the driver sent me a bizarre message,” says the user.
Uber Driver Freighting Behaviour (14th December)
byu/kushpyro1 ingurgaon
The user also shared the details of the driver and vehicle,” Driver: Chandan Vehicle Number: DL1RTC7994 Vehicle: Maruti Suzuki Dzire.”
“I don’t know what impulse kicked into me (4 am, barely any sleep, and panic after reading text from a guy who is literally few seconds in front of me) but I thought to cancel the cab, when I began to cancel he immediately cancelled himself and I ran back into the house with my luggage. I happened to take a SS just a moment before it was cancelled,” adds the user.
Social media users expressed shock, with many urging ride-hailing platforms to enhance their vetting procedures and provide real-time monitoring systems to prevent such incidents. Some also stressed the importance of educating passengers about the emergency tools available in the apps to report unsafe situations. “Drop” would have got autocorrected to “kidnap”. When the driver understood his mistake, I guess , he got frightened and hence cancelled the ride and bolted. But really point of concern is that any guy has to use the word “kidnap” very frequently to get an autocorrect recommendation of kidnap which is not naturally promoted by the auto correct engine,” says one comment.
