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Friday, August 22, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 73
An Indian taxi driver, Antas Shiva, who has been with First Direct taxi company since 2015, was assaulted with a hammer by three youths – two boys and a girl – on the morning of May 18.
“I took them in my taxi around 5.30am and the girl gave me her home address to be dropped off. When we reached there, the three refused to pay. Upon my protest, they hurled racial abuses at me, hit me on my head with the hammer, and damaged my car's tail lights,” informed Mr Shiva, who immediately after the incident called the police.
“The police was very helpful. They have arrested the two boys and the constable who came sat with me for over two hours and took down everything about what had happened. But because of the head injury, I am constantly suffering from blurry vision, dizziness, and concussions,” he added, visibly shaken from the incident.
Though discharged from hospital, doctors have advised a week's rest to Mr Shiva, and to see his GP after that to check whether he can drive again.
An Indian taxi driver, Antas Shiva, who has been with First Direct taxi company since 2015, was assaulted with a hammer by three youths – two boys and a girl – on the morning of May 18.
“I took them in my taxi around 5.30am and the girl gave me her home address to be dropped off. When we reached...
An Indian taxi driver, Antas Shiva, who has been with First Direct taxi company since 2015, was assaulted with a hammer by three youths – two boys and a girl – on the morning of May 18.
“I took them in my taxi around 5.30am and the girl gave me her home address to be dropped off. When we reached there, the three refused to pay. Upon my protest, they hurled racial abuses at me, hit me on my head with the hammer, and damaged my car's tail lights,” informed Mr Shiva, who immediately after the incident called the police.
“The police was very helpful. They have arrested the two boys and the constable who came sat with me for over two hours and took down everything about what had happened. But because of the head injury, I am constantly suffering from blurry vision, dizziness, and concussions,” he added, visibly shaken from the incident.
Though discharged from hospital, doctors have advised a week's rest to Mr Shiva, and to see his GP after that to check whether he can drive again.
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