Clap Clap…. Autoooooo

All characters in tthe post are real and not at all imaginary. The incidents have actually taken place to the author and to people around the author.

Auto Drivers: AD
Needy Passengers: NP

Incident 1:

NP (shouting): Autooooo
Vroommmm zooms the auto just in front of the NP
AD: Yellige (Where?)
NP: Devaraja Urs road.
AD: 50 aguthe (It will cost you 50 bucks)
NP: Meter Hakappa (Why don’t you turn on the meter)
AD: Ket hogidhe (It’s not working)

Incident 2:

NP (shouting): Autooooo
Vroommmm zooms the auto just in front of the NP
AD: Yellige (Where?)
NP: Devaraja Urs road.
AD: hathi (Get on)
NP: Meter Hakappa (Why don’t you turn on the meter)
AD: Hosa charges ge change madsilla so hakalla (New rates have not been upgraded so won’t turn the meter on)

Incident 3:

NP (shouting): Autooooo
Vroommmm zooms the auto just in front of the NP
AD: Yellige (Where?)
NP: Devaraja Urs road.
AD: Baralla (I can’t take you there)
NP: Yaake? (Why)
AD: Documents illa saar adakke city kade barolla (I don’t have proper documents hence won’t step inside city)

Incident 4:

NP (shouting): Autooooo
Vroommmm zooms the auto just in front of the NP
AD: Yellige (Where?)
NP: Devaraja Urs road.
AD: Hathi (turns on the meter)
NP: (surprised)
NP: ille nilsappa (Stop here)
The meter reads 30 and NP gives 30
AD: Sir 35 kodi (Give me 35)
NP: Yaake (Why)
AD: Illindha khali hogbeku (I won’t get any passengers from here)

Incident 5:

AD: (zooms before NP reaches the stand) Yellige (Where?)
NP: Stand nalli hathuthini (I will take an auto from the stand)
AD: alli jasti aguthe sir ille hathi (It will cost you more there so hop in here)

In the act of preventing above incidents and more such harassments the Mysore city police have started a little program.

More news here and DAD, I am proud of you for all the initiatives you have taken