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Anchor and Janapada vocalist Divya Alur connected Friday filed a ailment astatine the Girinagar Police Station against a cab operator for allegedly insulting the Kannada connection and hurting the sentiments of Kannada-speaking people.
According to the complaint, Ms. Divya had booked a thrust via an app-based cab aggregator connected the nighttime of March 26. The accused operator arrived and allegedly made derogatory remarks astir Kannada and questioned its relevance successful Bengaluru.
The complainant stated that the operator mocked her for speaking successful Kannada and made violative comments suggesting that Kannada was not wide utilized successful the city.
He besides allegedly belittled Kannada speakers and made statements that wounded determination sentiments.
Ms. Divya further alleged that the operator behaved successful a disrespectful and abusive mode during the ride, causing her intelligence distress and adjacent dared her to “complain to anyone she wants”.
She recorded the full incidental connected her mobile and uploaded it connected societal media earlier approaching the police.
She urged the constabulary to instrumentality strict ineligible enactment against the operator and besides requested the cab aggregator's authorities to initiate disciplinary measures.
The constabulary person acknowledged the ailment and are expected to verify the details, including the driver’s individuality and the thrust history. Further probe is nether way.
