Case filed on Ola cab managers

Hyderabad June 17: KPHB police officials has been registered a case against Ola cabs staff for allegedly cheating their drivers.

Coming to details, V Janardhan from Thukuguda, the president of Greater Hyderabad Ola leasing drivers Committee and an Ola driver filed a complaint with the police alleging that the Ola management has misled 1200 drivers.

KPHB inspector Ch Kushalkar told media that "The Ola management has collected Rs 30,000 refundable amount from each one of the drivers for providing rental cars. The complainant alleged that the management initially lured them with an offer of zero commission at Rs 17 per kilometer fare and later reduced the fare amount to as low as Rs 6 per KM."

The complaint describes that Ola drivers are not getting sufficient wages despite working 18-20 hours a day.

He also requested the police to initiate appropriate legal action against Ola cabs management including, Khayuum, Keshava, and Santosh, the inspector added.

However, Police officials registered a cheating case under Section 420 of the IPC and launched a probe.