Woman Escapes Kidnap Attempt While Using Ride-Share App

A 25-year-old Indonesian woman narrowly escaped a kidnapping attempt while using a ride-sharing app. The woman reportedly ordered a car from her home to the Indonesia Convention Exhibition in South Jakarta on Feb. 6 through Grab. The woman noticed something was off when she heard her driver talk cryptically to another person over the phone or a walkie talkie. She became more concerned when she realized that her driver was driving in the opposite direction. The driver allegedly got into a confrontation with the woman, claiming that he would take her instead to a different area. The woman then reportedly shared her location with her boyfriend and contacted Grab’s call center through the app’s emergency button. the driver yelled at the woman and then dropped her off on the side of a road before driving off. The woman’s boyfriend reportedly picked her up later. Grab purportedly suspended the driver. The Singaporean ride-hailing app has since conducted an investigation into the incident alongside local law enforcement