Overview

• Travel vlogger Dustin was driven 15 km off course from Park Street to Rajarhat on his first day in Kolkata after declining an Uber fare.
• An accomplice in a red shirt entered the dispute, threatened Dustin with ‘mafia’ ties and coerced him into a second cab.
• What should have been a 50-minute ride stretched to nearly 90 minutes and ended with Dustin forced to pay Rs 800, including an extra Rs 100 for “parking and petrol.”
• Dustin posted the ordeal on YouTube under the title “Taxi Driver in Kolkata Tried to Cheat and Threaten Me,” warning future visitors to avoid unregulated taxis.
• The video has ignited social media outrage and demands for better tourist protections, but local authorities have not yet issued a response.