Ola officials summoned in connection with fraud case through app manipulation

THE MUMBAI Police has summoned officials of cab aggregator Ola in connection with an alleged fraud that it busted earlier in the month with the arrest of three Ola drivers for allegedly manipulating the app in a manner that calculated more distance.

According to police, over 40 other cab drivers were also involved in the fraud. An officer from the Crime Branch (Unit I) said police had summoned Ola officials to join the investigation much earlier, but they had not appeared as yet.

“We were informed by Ola officials that due to the Covid lockdown, their offices in Maharashtra were shut. They have now told us that officials from Bengaluru will appear before the Crime Branch in a day or two,” the officer said.