There have been innumerable cases where women have misused the law to wrongfully frame somebody for a crime they didn’t commit. Remember the Lucknow woman who was caught physically assaulting a cab driver for allegedly trying to run over her? The woman was found guilty of wrongfully framing the innocent cab driver.
In a similar incident, a woman in Gurgaon named Jyoti hired a cab driven by a man named Irshad at 10 PM and allegedly roamed around till 11 AM in the morning. She then refused to pay Rs 2000 to the driver. Irshad was forced to call the police. A video was shared on Twitter by journalist Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj who too confronted the woman. Be the police or the journalist, the woman behaved in an extremely rowdy manner with both parties and refused to pay her due.
Here’s a look at the video:
Scenes from Huda City Centre Gurgaon. This woman Jyoti hired cab by Irshad last night at 10pm & made him roam till 11am in morning. Refused to pay 2000. Poor man had to call Police. Look how she's yelling even at cops. She has done this to other cab drivers too @gurgaonpolice pic.twitter.com/RgkMDFp90x
— Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj (@DeepikaBhardwaj) July 23, 2023
I was rushing for a meeting but stopped to help realising that she’s troubling some hapless man there & even cops. She called me extremely abusive names & almost attacked me but cops intervened. They looked so helpless. pic.twitter.com/IWc8Uq6lhU
— Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj (@DeepikaBhardwaj) July 23, 2023
As it turns out, the woman is a repeat offender. In the past, she was recorded pulling off a similar stunt and threatened to file a molestation or harassment case against the driver. Have a look:
Apparently, she takes cab rides & then refuses to pay driver, threatening to then file Harrassment or Molestation case. Another video where she did same with someone else. Heights of misuse of laws by women who don’t spare even poor men 😞 please take action @gurgaonpolice pic.twitter.com/8vSRx2Rwf0
— Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj (@DeepikaBhardwaj) July 23, 2023
Probably since there were no female police officers around, the woman said that she would arrive at the police station via an autorickshaw and file a complaint. However, she didn’t show up at the police station and it was concluded that she probably escaped.
Followed up with cops. While Irshad went to police station in hope of getting his money, this woman escaped after saying she's coming in auto.
Cop said "Ma'am aap achcha kaam kar rahi hain. Kaun kisi gareeb ki madad karne aata hai"
Some kind folks have sent him money also 🙏 https://t.co/jOjGtuiBJE
— Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj (@DeepikaBhardwaj) July 23, 2023
Several people online slammed the woman for trying to scam and wrongfully frame the cab driver and many demanded action from Gurgaon police against the woman. Here’s a look at some of the reactions to the video:
The @gurgaonpolice must immediately identify and take strict legal actions against such misbehaviour by this lady in this video. I feel extremely sad for this helpless cab-driver and at the same time I’m thankful to @DeepikaBhardwaj for taking the much required stand for the… https://t.co/EnuuiDvO9P
— Anubhav Mohanty (@AnubhavMohanty_) July 23, 2023
No cabbie like Irshad goes to the police unless really, really pushed by circumstances.
This woman sounds extremely entitled. @gurgaonpolice should do their job without being bullied.
Only strange part is hiring a cab through the night for just Rs 2,000. https://t.co/I68iJEPnM4— Abhijit Majumder (@abhijitmajumder) July 23, 2023
The mobile camera is the modern day sword+ shield+ spear+ armour – all rolled into one. The first and only tool of choice in any crisis .#modernsociety https://t.co/j7ZhRbmUCv
— Adv. Sidharth Arora (@AdvoSidharth) July 23, 2023
Such people need to b made famous ! They speak English that doesn't give them right to fool poor people! Shes a habitual offender. Tiday its Irshad tomorrow it would b Some kumar ! Plz RT https://t.co/vVYQDw9t0h
— (طارق) Tarique (@TariqueHAshraf) July 23, 2023
And when finally pinned down by this lady journalist (on whom some gender related charge can't be pinned).. she starts "slut – shaming"-which is the oldest trick for shutting a decent lady up! This is disgraceful. Will @NCWIndia take cognizance against this "Jyoti"? https://t.co/kTAqEdGfg7
— Sandeep Mukherjee (@Libertarian196) July 23, 2023
Roaming in a cab between 10 pm and 11 am should cost way more than Rs. 2,000. This woman was anyway ripping-off the driver. The way she played the gender card even with the policemen clearly defines a behavioral pattern. She must be confident of getting away with it everytime. https://t.co/K19OGT7znr
— Abhinaw Shrivastava 🇮🇳 (@abhinaw16) July 23, 2023
Great Indian women enabled by great Indian laws that even police has to make a video to protect themselves so as to not lose their jobs instead over a false molestation or outrage of modesty case. Male cab drivers should absolutely have inside and outside dashcams to protect (1/2 https://t.co/NEj6UyghKb
— Deathangel5677 (@menmainusama) July 23, 2023
Unfortunate. Strict actions should be taken against her without ascertaining whosoever she is without any second thoughts.
If it was Irshad's fault instead, they poor man would have almost thrashed by the police without any second thoughts. #India@gurgaonpolice https://t.co/9tacC9sjQZ
— Anirbaan Hritiq (@orissian) July 23, 2023
Imagine how helpless the poor cab driver must have felt throughout the entire ordeal. Such a shameful thing to do!