Ola laid off 700 employees!

Ola which took over another app based cab service, Taxi For Sure in 2014 decided to pull the plug and lay off nearly 700 employees who were working with the service. This move made headlines across all financial platforms as it was considered as a step towards fighting tough competition with rival service, Uber.

Ola Drivers Rape 12-year-old

Though this incident did not occur while the drivers were on duty, it was certain that the drivers were indeed Ola employees. A 12-year-old girl, was allegedly forced into an Ola cab by 2 drunken Ola drivers and raped in Kolkata. This news triggered wide spread protests in the city where Ola was trying to find it’s foot hold. Ola immediately dismissed the drivers from service and clarified that the incident was under their platform