India, Feb. 8 -- Akassh Ashok Gupta, founder and CEO of Peepoye Network, has triggered an online discussion after alleging that a cab driver switched off the air conditioner to save money despite the ride being a premium booking in Delhi NCR.

Gupta said the incident took place on February 5 when he booked a premium Rapido cab for a work trip. Shortly after he entered the vehicle, the driver told him the air conditioner was not working. "Driver accepted the ride but the moment I sat inside the cab, he pulled the classic 'AC not working' trick to save bucks," Gupta wrote, suggesting the issue did not seem like a mechanical fault but a deliberate move.

He said he confronted the driver and asked him to explain further. According to Gupta, t...