Auto, taxi drivers in Uttarakhand offer free rides for soldiers going back to duty amid India-Pakistan tensions

Amidst border tensions, auto-rickshaw drivers in Dehradun and taxi operators in Pithoragarh mobilized. They offered free rides to soldiers rejoining units and their families. In Dehradun, nearly 100 auto-rickshaws participated. In Pithoragarh, Bhupendra Singh offered free rides to Delhi. Narendra Singh posted contact numbers online. The services continued even after the ceasefire, showing support for the armed forces.