Kolkata cops want panic button in app cabs

The police have reiterated the pre-pandemic demand to fit panic buttons in cabs along with vehicle-tracking location devices. This was after an app-cab driver was arrested for causing injury to a passenger while trying to speed away after snatching her cellphone when she was trying to call the cops. The state government has already issued a notification on tracking devices.

Kolkata cops want panic button in app cabs
The police have reiterated the pre-pandemic demand to fit panic buttons in cabs along with vehicle-tracking location devices. This was after an app-cab driver was arrested for causing injury to a passenger while trying to speed away after snatching her cellphone when she was trying to call the cops. The state government has already issued a notification on tracking devices.