Man who posed as Rapido driver to approach Hyderabad woman gets two-day jail term
The woman became suspicious when she noticed that the scooter had no registration number displayed and the man could not produce a Rapido driver ID
A 27-year-old man from Kishan Bagh, Hyderabad, named Mirza Ahmed Baig, also known as Irfan, has been sentenced to two days in jail and fined ₹250 after attempting to deceive a Hyderabad content creator, Siddeshwari Sugandh, by posing as a Rapido driver. The incident occurred near Charminar on August 13, 2026, when Siddeshwari, suspicious of the man's lack of identification and registration number on his scooter, confronted him.
Baig was convicted by the I Special Judicial Magistrate after sharing a video on Instagram showing his suspicious behavior, such as attempting to download the Rapido app on his phone. The court upheld the conviction under various sections of the City Police Act, BNS, Motor Vehicles Act, and sentenced him to the simple imprisonment and fine.
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