NEW DELHI: A tourist's first day in the city of joy, Kolkata, turned out to be a nightmare when he came across a taxi driver.
Meet Dustin, a YouTuber who was in Kolkata to explore the city, met with a taxi driver shortly after he arrived , who scammed and harassed him.
The entire episode was shared on Dustin's YouTube channel in a nine-minute video titled "Taxi Driver in Kolkata Tried to Cheat and Threaten Me."
While he was on his way to his hotel, after he arrived in the city, the taxi driver took him 15 km in the opposite direction, towards a different hotel named The Western in Rajarhat, despite the fact that Dustin clearly informed the cab driver he wanted to go to the Hotel Great Western in Park Street.
"I showed you the hotel first, we agreed to this, and then you took me to the wrong hotel," Dustin told the driver in the now-viral video.
The cabbie initially agreed for Rs 700 for the journey. Upon Dustin's refusal to pay for the incorrect destination, the driver acknowledged his error but strangely raised the fare, stating, "Okay, sir, it will be Rs 900 to Park Street now."
Mr Dustin remained firm on paying only the initially agreed Rs 700.
The situation intensified when another driver in a red shirt joined and positioned himself next to the first driver, attempting to resolve the dispute, but the situation deteriorated.
On camera, the red-shirt man caught giving threats and saying, "I will take him to a lonely place and I will break his bone. I have mafia connection, I will break your bone."
Upon hearing Dustin's explanation, the red-shirted individual demanded Rs 1000 and spoke to the driver in Bengali, saying, "I have connections with the mafia, I'll drag him to a lonely place and break his bones."
They subsequently arranged another taxi for Dustin to board. However, the man in red insisted on an additional Rs 100 for "parking and petrol", raising the total to Rs 800. He was recorded speaking in Bengali, telling the new driver he would receive Rs 400 whilst retaining the remainder.
A journey that should have taken 50 minutes extended to 1 hour 20 minutes. "I should've been at the hotel by now, but I'll probably be in this taxi for an hour and 30 minutes," Dustin informed his audience during the journey.
Meet Dustin assured that these incidents wouldn't affect his view of India. "I've had a great time in India so far. This won't make me hate the country, it's just something you deal with in taxis and airports in many places," he expressed.
Meet Dustin, a YouTuber who was in Kolkata to explore the city, met with a taxi driver shortly after he arrived , who scammed and harassed him.
The entire episode was shared on Dustin's YouTube channel in a nine-minute video titled "Taxi Driver in Kolkata Tried to Cheat and Threaten Me."
While he was on his way to his hotel, after he arrived in the city, the taxi driver took him 15 km in the opposite direction, towards a different hotel named The Western in Rajarhat, despite the fact that Dustin clearly informed the cab driver he wanted to go to the Hotel Great Western in Park Street.
"I showed you the hotel first, we agreed to this, and then you took me to the wrong hotel," Dustin told the driver in the now-viral video.
The cabbie initially agreed for Rs 700 for the journey. Upon Dustin's refusal to pay for the incorrect destination, the driver acknowledged his error but strangely raised the fare, stating, "Okay, sir, it will be Rs 900 to Park Street now."
Mr Dustin remained firm on paying only the initially agreed Rs 700.
The situation intensified when another driver in a red shirt joined and positioned himself next to the first driver, attempting to resolve the dispute, but the situation deteriorated.
On camera, the red-shirt man caught giving threats and saying, "I will take him to a lonely place and I will break his bone. I have mafia connection, I will break your bone."
Upon hearing Dustin's explanation, the red-shirted individual demanded Rs 1000 and spoke to the driver in Bengali, saying, "I have connections with the mafia, I'll drag him to a lonely place and break his bones."
They subsequently arranged another taxi for Dustin to board. However, the man in red insisted on an additional Rs 100 for "parking and petrol", raising the total to Rs 800. He was recorded speaking in Bengali, telling the new driver he would receive Rs 400 whilst retaining the remainder.
A journey that should have taken 50 minutes extended to 1 hour 20 minutes. "I should've been at the hotel by now, but I'll probably be in this taxi for an hour and 30 minutes," Dustin informed his audience during the journey.
Meet Dustin assured that these incidents wouldn't affect his view of India. "I've had a great time in India so far. This won't make me hate the country, it's just something you deal with in taxis and airports in many places," he expressed.
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