Overview

• Officers identified the suspect as Pavan H. S., 21, a Mandya native residing in Gunjur, and produced him in court, which remanded him in judicial custody.
• Based on the woman’s complaint, Kothanur police registered a case under BNS provisions for outraging the modesty of a woman, intentional insult intended to provoke a breach of peace, and criminal intimidation.
• The complaint states the app showed the driver as arrived despite his absence, after which she canceled, and he then blocked her new auto, abused her, demanded money, recorded her, and tried to hit her.
• The video shows the driver insisting she speak Kannada as the complainant identifies herself as from the Northeast, prompting online calls for action that tagged Bengaluru Police.
• Uber issued an apology and said a special team is reviewing the case, while investigators say they are checking the suspect’s claim that the pickup location kept changing.