Rapido Issues Statement on Incident Involving Actor Tiger Shroff

Rapido has issued a statement in response to media reports surrounding a firing incident allegedly involving Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff. According to the ride-hailing platform's clarification, the individual referenced in news coverage had not been active on its platform in a captaincy role since October 14.

The company released the statement to address the narrative presented in various media outlets and to provide context regarding the individual's employment status on the platform. Rapido emphasized that the person in question was not associated with the service in any capacity on the date and around the period when the incident allegedly occurred.

The statement represents the company's effort to distance itself from the incident and establish a clear timeline of the individual's engagement with the platform. Rapido maintained that the individual had ceased operations as a captain before the reported event took place.

The incident had drawn media attention due to the actor's prominence in Hindi cinema. Rapido's response aims to provide clarity on the platform's connection to those involved in the reported incident.