Delhi lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has asked Delhi Police to provide a list of auto refusal hotspots in the Capital. The Pioneer had reported that Delhi Police has identified 39 such places across the city where maximum number auto refusal cases were reported. Maximum number of complaints was received from South and South-East Delhi. According to a senior police officer, Jung has asked Delhi Police to provide the details and the action taken by the force to address the malaise.
In the wake of a sharp increase in the complaints of auto drivers refusing to ferry commuters, Delhi Police had conducted a detailed check to trace such places in the national Capital earlier this month. They identified 39 areas where the three-seater autorickshaw (TSR) drivers indulge in rude behaviour with commuters.
The maximum number of such ‘refusal hotspots’ were identified in South and South-East Delhi. Over 1,000 calls were received on police control room (PCR) in the last one month about errant auto drivers refusing to take passengers to their desired destination. The places in South and South-East Delhi were Saket Metro station, AIIMS, Sarojini Nagar Market, Malviya Nagar Metro station, Nehru Place, Chhatarpur Metro station, Badarpur border, Mahipalpur red light, Govindpuri Metro station, Kalkaji Mandir, South Extension market, INA market, Max Hospital Saket, lajpat Nagar Central Market, Hauz Khas Metro station, Hauz Khas market, Green Park Metro station and Select Citywalk Saket.
The list was circulated to the concerned traffic inspectors and local police as well to keep a check on these places.