Overview

• Dustin, a US travel vlogger, requested a ride to Hotel Great Western on Park Street after landing at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.
• Driver Manoj Roy instead diverted to The Westin in Rajarhat, roughly 15 km from the intended destination, and demanded additional payment to correct the route.
• Accomplice Alamgir Molla forced Dustin to pay an extra Rs300—Rs200 for a cab switch and Rs100 for parking—while threatening violence under the guise of ‘mafia connections’.
• The video Dustin posted on YouTube quickly went viral, prompting widespread outrage and calls for stricter regulation of airport taxi services.
• Kolkata Police arrested the two men on Thursday and said they will review measures to safeguard tourists using airport taxis.