Kathmandu, Aug. 17 -- On Wednesday, Om Bahadur Neupane was manhandled by taxi drivers when he asked for a ride to Ranibari from outside the Norvic Hospital in Thapathali. When Neupane asked one of the taxi drivers to take him to his destination, he was quoted a fare of Rs 600, and a flat refusal to run on the meter. Neupane approached a second driver, who similarly refused him,

"It was urgent so I asked the taxi driver, Raj Kumar Tamang, to immediately take us to Raniban. But he made excuses and refused to take us," Neupane said.

Frustrated by the taxi drivers' demands, Neupane took out his phone and took a picture of Tamang's vehicle, with its number plate Ba1Ja 7291. Tamang saw Neupane take the picture and reversed his taxi, hitting N...