India, Jan. 30 -- A taxi driver was arrested on Thursday for allegedly extorting Rs.18,000 from a foreign national after dropping her at a five-star hotel located just 400 metres from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.

According to the police, the incident came to light after the woman shared the ordeal on the social media platform X, which garnered over 1.15 lakh views. Taking suo motu action, the police registered an FIR against the driver on Tuesday. In her post, Argentina Ariano wrote, "Landed in Mumbai recently and took a taxi to @HiltonHotels. The driver and another guy took us to an unknown location first, charged us $200 ( Rs.18,000), and then dropped us at the hotel, which was only 400m away."

Following the ...