Police have arrested the driver of an Uber car from which film actress Nijhum Rubina jumped out to save herself from an alleged kidnapping attempt.
Tipped off, a team from Rampura Police Station, arrested the driver from the Rampura area on Saturday night, according to Deputy Commissioner of DMP (Media) Talebur Rahman.
On January 21, Nijhum jumped out from a car she hailed using Uber, a ride-sharing app used in Dhaka, to escape from being kidnapped, she alleged.
A general diary was lodged with Hatirjheel Police Station in this regard.
In a Facebook post following the incident, she wrote: “I don’t know how to drive and my husband went to his village home. So, I called an Uber to travel from Banasree to Dhanmondi. However, instead of taking the direct road to Dhanmondi, the driver entered the Gulshan area through Hatirjheel.”
She also wrote: “When I asked him about it, he said he was following the location. Be quiet. Despite the roads being empty that day, he drove toward Gulshan at a speed of 80 to 100 km/h."
"Feeling suspicious, I told him to stop and let me get out. He responded harshly, telling me to keep quiet. When I realized I was in danger, I rolled down the window and screamed for help, but no one responded. At one point, when the car slowed slightly, I jumped out to save myself,” she further wrote.