KOLKATA: Kolkata Traffic Police has launched a special drive at all leading hospitals in the city — both government and private — against refusal by app cabs and taxis to drop passengers at their destinations at night.
Police have prosecuted 41 drivers at SSKM and Chittaranjan hospitals. The raids are expected to be carried out across all 25 guards from Saturday night. The Special Raid section of the Kolkata Traffic Police is carrying out the drive.
Apart from this, the police have decided that all complaints of refusal by taxis, especially app cabs, will now be forwarded to the special raid section. “The drivers will be sent notices and asked to cite reasons why no legal action should be taken against them for refusing passengers rides. They will be prosecuted as mandated by law,” said DC (Traffic) Arijit Sinha.
