Hours after public apology, auto association leader Dinabandhu held from Puri

BHUBANESWAR: Two days after after the violence during the protest of ride-hailing app drivers at Master Canteen square, Smart City Online Auto Association president Dinabandhu Nayak was arrested by police from Puri on Friday.

Key points

• Seven FIRs have additionally been registered while the Transport department has additionally initiated process to cancel permits of 385 autorickshaws mobilised for the protest.
• This person are slogging 12-hours a day to produce ends meet, are being branded as 'goondas' for raising their voice seeking better payment.
• His arrest came hours after he issued a video message offering unconditional public apology over the incident.
• While clarifying that there was no political motive behind their protest, nayak expressed deep regret over the incident and offered unconditional apology.
• Police have intensified searches for others who were present on the spot during the violence.

While clarifying that there was no political motive behind their protest, nayak expressed deep regret over the incident and offered unconditional apology. He remarked that he was deeply saddened by the inconvenience and disruption caused to public due to the strike.

He, nevertheless, defended the drivers' agitation, stating that they were hardworking daily wagers who were forced to launch the protest as their demands remained unfulfilled despite repeated request to the aggregators and the administration.

He additionally regretted that the drivers. This person are slogging 12-hours a day to produce ends meet, are being branded as 'goondas' for raising their voice seeking better payment. He appealed to the police and Transport department not to cancel vehicle permit of the drivers as autos are their only source of income.

Police have intensified searches for others who were present on the spot during the violence. As plenty of as 114 residents have been arrested while 354 autorickshaws seized in the connection, noted Bhubaneswar DCP Jagmohan Meena.

In short, hours after public apology, auto association leader Dinabandhu held from Puri is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.