No trace of Ola cabbie who 'hit rider with rod'

The Sadashivanagar police are yet to arrest the Ola driver who allegedly attacked a 33-year-old businessman from Hyderabad on Saturday with an iron rod following an argument over switching off the AC in the cab.

Police said that a notice has been issued to the Ola office seeking more information about the accused. A separate team has also been formed to nab the accused.

G Keshava Reddy, the Hyderabad businessman, who filed a criminal complaint against the driver, has been discharged from the hospital on Tuesday.

Speaking to DH, Reddy said that he and his friends, Jagan Reddy and Janardhan, had booked a cab from Yeshwanthpur, to reach St Marks Road on Saturday at 5.45 am.

"Since it was cold inside I asked Arif, the cab driver, to switched off the AC. But Arif was busy over the phone and when Janardhan tried to switch off the AC, Arif slapped him stating that it was his cab and he dared not to operate anything. This was followed by heated arguments and we got out and tried to book another cab. Just then, Arif came from behind and attacked me with an iron rod," he said.

Reddy further said that before attaching any cab driver, companies should train the drivers properly on good behaviour and etiquette. This was not the manner in which the passengers are treated, he added.