MUMBAI: A cab driver was arrested by Sahar Police for cheating passengers as well as the app cab platform, Rapido, by taking fraudulent journey bookings. The driver has been identified as Anas Ali, 24.Police said Ali was carrying two cellphones. On one handset, he had downloaded a Rapido customer app and made fake journey bookings through it. Through the other phone, he would accept the same fraudulent booking using Rapido captain app meant for drivers.On Feb 12, around 12.30pm, Rapido’s representative and a Sahar Police constable were carrying out joint checks outside Mumbai international airport as they had received several complaints about passengers being duped. When the representative asked Ali about the passenger’s journey booking, Ali showed one of his phones. This immediately sparked suspicion in the representative’s mind and he quizzed Ali. But Ali couldn’t give satisfactory responses and was taken to the police station with his cab and his two mobilephones.
