Bengaluru: A day soon after a cab driver set himself ablaze at Bengaluru International Airport, most drivers decided to keep off roads on Wednesday. The driver, later identified as Pratap hailing from Ramanagara district, succumbed to 70 per cent burn injury this morning. After a preliminary probe, police located that Pratap was in economic problems and was unable to spend back loans for his car or truck attached to KSTDC (Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation).
Following the incident, cab drivers gathered in front of Bengaluru airport to protest discounted fares supplied by private on the net cab aggregators, according to .
Speaking to IE, Tanveer Pasha, President of Karnataka Ola, Uber Drivers and Owners Association mentioned that it was unfortunate that they had began to drop their personal individuals to the unprecedented rise in fuel costs and inflation. “Striking a balance to get enough money for a living has been a challenge since lockdown hit us last year but we have hardly recovered since then,” Pasha mentioned.
Pasha, as per the report, also highlighted that private on the net cab services have been providing trips at discounted costs. Even drivers, he mentioned, who drive for private on the net cab aggregators have been facing an effect as the spend they get soon after every single trip had lowered due to the transform in tariffs, introduced to capture the industry. “We had demanded the state government to introduce a uniform tariff system for all taxicabs but our appeal is yet to be addressed,” Pasha told IE.
On Tuesday evening, Pratap had set himself on fire close to the passenger choose-up location at the Kempegowda International Airport. He had locked himself in his car or truck prior to pouring petrol more than himself and lighting a match, the report mentioned citing police officials. The driver had suffered from significant burns by the time other drivers and Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting officers rushed to the spot to distinguish the fire and take him to a hospital.
“After primary investigation, we have got to know that he was in financial trouble unable to pay back loans for his car attached to KSTDC,” a police officer was quoted as saying IE.
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In a tweet, the Bengaluru airport mentioned that taxi services at the airport have been impacted. “Passengers are requested to use the BMTC bus service for travel to and from BLR Airport or make their own travel arrangements,” it mentioned.