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Man thought it was just a pothole. Then a sinkhole nearly swallowed his vehicle

The sinkhole was formed on a busy six-lane road in Ahmedabad.

The autorickshaw plunged front-first into a sinkhole on Makarba Main Road, Ahmedabad. (X)
Updated on May 06, 2025 03:27 PM IST

Bengaluru auto driver crushed to death after girder falls from trailer

The spot, where the metro construction was going lies along the road to the Bengaluru airport, turned into a scene of chaos shortly after the incident.

Bengaluru auto driver died after a metro girder crashed on him during late night on Tuesday.
Updated on Apr 16, 2025 10:51 AM IST

Road rage: 2 techies beat autorickshaw driver to death in DLF Phase 3

The incident occurred at 1am when the accused were going home on foot and found their way blocked by the victim’s autorickshaw

The victim was identified as Sonu Kumar, 21. The accused, Jaideep Kumar, 30, Manishankhar Shukla, 28. (Representational image)
Published on Mar 11, 2025 05:52 AM IST

Laid-off graphic designer with 14 years of experience turns autorickshaw driver

A Mumbai graphic designer turned autorickshaw driver after layoffs and months of job rejections.

A laid-off designer with 14 years’ experience, turned autorickshaw driver after months of job hunt struggles.(LinkedIn/ Kamlesh Kamtekar)
Published on Dec 31, 2024 01:12 PM IST
ByMahipal Singh Chouhan

Auto driver arrested for extorting 3,500 from US student

MUMBAI: Sahar police arrested an auto driver for extorting ₹3,500 from a US student, who was threatened after refusing to pay beyond the meter fare.

Autorickshaw and taxi unions protest at Jantar Mantar demading a hike in fares and high prices of GPS devices that have to be installed in the vehicles in New Delhi. (Photo by M Zhazo/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 06:38 AM IST
ByMegha Sood

Breaking the gender glass ceiling across disciplines

Looking at the year gone by there is reason to believe the tide has changed. That the girls will save themselves—and us. That there is hope everywhere.

FILE - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gives a media briefing from the National Palace in Mexico City, Oct. 2, 2024, the morning after her inauguration. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File) (AP)
Published on Dec 20, 2024 08:28 PM IST

Hindi vs Kannada: Viral video shows Bengaluru autos charging Hindi-speaker more

An Instagram video reveals auto drivers in Bengaluru charging different fares based on language, sparking outrage among viewers.

The reel shows one auto driver reject the woman who was speaking Hindi while he agreed to ferry the Kannada-speaking woman.(Instagram/jinalmodiii)
Updated on Dec 02, 2024 05:08 PM IST
ByMuskaan Sharma

Two held for disrupting route march in Janta Vasahat

Pune Police and BSF joint route march in Janta Vasahat was disrupted after autorickshaw driver blocked their path and his wife and mother roughing up a woman police constable

Pune Police and BSF joint route march in Janta Vasahat was disrupted after autorickshaw driver blocked their path and his wife and mother roughing up a woman police constable. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))
Updated on Nov 02, 2024 06:18 AM IST
ByNadeem Inamdar

DGGI unearths 8,000-cr GST scam linked to city-based fake firm

Rushi Prakash, DGGI officer, Pune Zonal Unit, filed an FIR (first information report) at the Koregaon Park police station on Friday regarding the case

The investigation began in October 2023 when the DGGI team found some suspicious transactions linked to an online account for “Pathan Enterprises”. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
Updated on Oct 27, 2024 06:10 AM IST

Mannat guard scolds autowalla as convoy enters SRK’s home: ‘Dikhta nahi hai?'

A security guard stationed outside Shah Rukh Khan’s Mumbai home Mannat was seen scolding an autorickshaw driver who tried to cut across the actor’s convoy

Mannat security guard was filmed directing traffic as convoy entered SRK's home(X/@ShivrattanDhil1)
Published on Oct 22, 2024 11:34 AM IST

28-year-old biker killed in road rage incident in Malad

“They hit Akash with anything they could lay their hands on—measuring weights from a nearby grocery, stones,” said the wife

28-year-old biker killed in road rage incident in Malad
Updated on Oct 15, 2024 09:22 AM IST
ByMegha Sood

Plumber kills autorickshaw driver, held

A plumber killed a 34-year-old autorickshaw driver with a screwdriver in Chinchwad after a dispute outside a liquor shop. The suspect was arrested.

The deceased has been identified as Amir Maqbool Khan from Vetalnagar slum in Chinchwad. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
Updated on Oct 08, 2024 07:04 AM IST

Rickshaw driver strangles live-in partner to death

Autorickshaw driver allegedly killed his live-in partner and left her body outside her mother’s home at Thergaon in Pimpri-Chinchwad

Autorickshaw driver allegedly killed his live-in partner and left her body outside her mother’s home at Thergaon in Pimpri-Chinchwad. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))
Updated on Sep 12, 2024 07:14 AM IST
ByNadeem Inamdar

Bengaluru sees 5,168 complaints against auto drivers till July 2024: Report

Bengaluru Traffic Police have logged over 5,000 complaints against auto rickshaw drivers till July 2024 for fare disputes and cancellations.

 The rise in cases is attributed to intensified enforcement and rising operational costs faced by drivers. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)
Published on Sep 07, 2024 12:30 PM IST

3 lives snuffed out on Mohali roads in 48 hrs

Sundar Kumar of Ambala, Kulwinder Singh of Hoshiarpur, and Tarlochan Singh of Fatehgarh Sahib lost their lives in road accidents in Mohali

Three people have died in Mohali in 48 hours after being involved in road accidents. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 18, 2024 08:52 AM IST
By, Mohali

Driver Killed as truck hits auto in Mankhurd

A 22-year-old autorickshaw driver was killed in an accident when a truck crashed into his three-wheeler near the Vashi check post in Mankhurd. The incident occurred as the truck driver, heading towards Navi Mumbai at high speed, lost control

HT Image
Updated on Jun 22, 2024 08:22 AM IST
ByManish K Pathak

Auto driver attacked, robbed by three persons

Samartha police have booked three persons for attacking an autorickshaw driver and stealing money from his pocket at Mangalwar Peth area on Tuesday

Samartha police have booked three persons for attacking an autorickshaw driver and stealing money from his pocket at Mangalwar Peth area on Tuesday. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))
Updated on Jun 14, 2024 07:54 AM IST
ByNadeem Inamdar

Auto driver who left 75-year-old injured woman to die on road arrested

Autorickshaw driver arrested for abandoning injured woman on the road in Mumbai. Driver confessed out of fear and panic. Charged under various sections.

HT Image
Updated on Jun 13, 2024 07:22 AM IST
ByMegha Sood

Ghatkopar billboard collapse claims 17th victim

The May 13 Ghatkopar billboard collapse claimed its 17th victim on Sunday when after spending six days in hospital, first at Rajawadi Hospital and then KEM, Raju Sonawane, 52, an autorickshaw driver, died on 11pm on Sunday at KEM Hospital

Raju Sonawane, the 17th victim of the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse
Updated on May 23, 2024 07:50 AM IST

Autorickshaw flees with passenger’s bag with 66.85L cash

Autorickshaw driver arrested for stealing ₹66.85 lakh from businessman in Mumbai. Accused fled with cash, caught by police using CCTV footage.

HT Image
Updated on May 13, 2024 05:46 AM IST
ByManish K Pathak

Punjab: Two young sisters beat auto driver to death in Ludhiana

Police on trail of the two women in their early 20s, who are absconding along with their parents, after committing the crime in the Daba area of Ludhiana

Autorickshaw driver Sukhwinder Singh, who was done to death by two sisters in their 20s, after he had an argument with their father in the Daba area of Ludhiana on Thursday night. (File photo)
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 03:13 PM IST

Panchkula shocker: Auto driver kidnaps minor sisters, rapes elder one at knifepoint

The perpetrator of the crime has been identified as Mustaqi, 21, an autorickshaw driver, who allegedly stayed near the girls’ residence in the past but is now residing in Buddanpur in Panchkula.

There he raped the 12-year-old girl in the bushes and threatened the five-year-old girl on knifepoint. (HT File)
Updated on Dec 31, 2023 08:28 AM IST
By, Panchkula

Auto driver gets 14 years in jail for raping teen daughter

An autorickshaw driver in Mumbai has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for raping his 19-year-old daughter multiple times in 2019. The accused also faces a fine of ₹10,000.

HT Image
Updated on Dec 21, 2023 07:56 AM IST
ByRutuja Gaidhani

'Worst vehicle don't buy': Message on back of auto prompts laughs on internet

An auto rickshaw driver in Bengaluru has prompted laughs on the internet after a message inscribed on his vehicle went viral on social media.

A Bengaluru-based lawyer uploaded a picture of the back of the auto on social media site, where a message read “Worst vehicle don't buy”.
Published on Nov 23, 2023 10:52 AM IST

Autorickshaw driver arrested under POCSO charges

Police said that the victim’s mother was working in a school where the victim was also studying in class two. For the daily commute, they hired Patil, who used to pick them up from home and drop them off daily

After the complaint, Hadapsar police initiated a probe and arrested the accused. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
Updated on Nov 19, 2023 05:42 AM IST

Rickshaw driver dies by suicide after wife, daughter files rape complaint

A 40-year-old autorickshaw driver was found dead on railway tracks near Karjat. He died by suicide after his wife filed a police complaint alleging the rape of their minor daughter.

HT Image
Updated on Oct 29, 2023 06:36 AM IST
ByN K Gupta

Man dies after allegedly being denied admission at BMC-run hospital twice; family blames negligence

The family of an autorickshaw driver in Jogeshwari has alleged that he would have been alive if doctors at HBT Trauma Care Hospital had admitted him the first time he was taken there in the early hours of Sunday with complaints of chest pain and discomfort.

Man dies after allegedly being denied admission at BMC-run hospital twice; family blames negligence
Updated on Oct 03, 2023 08:00 AM IST
By, Mumbai

Speeding car rams into auto in Kandivali; driver grievously injured

The impact of the collision resulted in the autorickshaw turning turtle, an officer from Samta Nagar police station said, adding, “The injured man, Raghuvansh Uditnarayan Tiwari, was on his way back home around 2 am when the accident occurred. He was rushed to the nearby Shatabdi Hospital”

“We verified the incident from the CCTV footage and identified Sayyed from the registration number of the car. He was arrested on Friday morning,” the officer added. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Sep 02, 2023 12:42 AM IST

Bengaluru auto driver clears PUC paper after dropping out of school years ago

Stories of auto drivers from Bengaluru have become a regular topic of discussion on social media.

Baskar, the auto driver.(X/Nidhi Agarwal)
Updated on Aug 28, 2023 08:36 PM IST

X user's viral post sparks debate on Mumbai vs Bengaluru auto drivers

The man claimed that ‘99% of rickshaw and taxi valas don’t accept UPI’ in Mumbai.

The man from Bengaluru claimed that every auto driver in his city has '3 different QR codes'.(Representational Image: Unsplash/Malhar Garud)
Published on Aug 21, 2023 07:33 PM IST
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