Overview
- Police identified the accused as Ajas P S, 31, a native of Thrissur in Kerala.
- The October 20 incident followed a dispute over the driver bypassing the toll road to Kempegowda International Airport after the passenger had paid the fee.
- As the student exited and prepared to board a second cab near Begur Junction, the driver allegedly attacked her and fled, leaving her shaken and without some belongings.
- KIA police registered a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 126 (wrongful restraint), and 351 (criminal intimidation).
- Investigators say preliminary findings show he had arrived in Bengaluru two days earlier, was allegedly intoxicated when taking the booking, and was working with a travel agency in Yeshwantpur.