Mumbai: After having been assaulted by her co-passenger in their Uber, a Mumbai-based journalist detailed her experience on Twitter, and her posts have now gone viral.

The journalist, Ushnota Paul was in a shared Uber ride when her woman co-passenger tried to force the driver to drop her first as she had paid more. Paul tried to intervene in the fight, irking her co-passenger, who began to abuse and assault her.

Taking to Twitter, Paul said: “I tried to defend myself with both hands trying to protect my face & I got huge scratches there too. I started crying & she hopped off the cab & went inside Urmi estate.”

She went on to add: “I have been physically & verbally assaulted in broad daylight by a complete stranger. The whole back seat of @Uber is full of clumps of my hair, I have injury on my face & hands & I’m definitely psychologically scarred. I take Uber twice everyday & yet I know now that I’m not safe. (sic)”

She also posted photos of her scratched face and hands and hair that was pulled out by the co-passenger.

While Uber has refused to provide details about the assaulter due to their stringent customer privacy policy, the police have registered a case against her.

While Paul is shaken after her ordeal, she vowed on Twitter that she would “not back down” but, would “think twice before taking Uber”, stating that she was “done”.