Fare row: Auto driver held for unnatural sex

MUMBAI: A 25-year-old autorickshaw driver has been arrested by police for performing unnatural sex with a drunk male passenger in suburban Ghatkopar after an argument over the payment of fare, said an official on Wednesday. The driver also took away the phone and the ATM card of the victim.

The incident occurred on Saturday night after the passenger (31) boarded an autorickshaw in Ghatkopar. He made the autorickshaw driver go from one place to another as he was barely in his senses, said the official.

“After an hour, the passenger finally got down from the rickshaw. When the driver asked him to pay Rs 250 in fare, the passenger handed him over a Rs 100 note, following which an argument ensued. In a fit of rage, the driver forcibly took the man with him to an isolated place in a garden and forcibly performed unnatural sex with him,” the official said.

The driver then took the victim to an ATM and made him withdraw Rs 200, said the official.