<p>A 37-year-old Indian-origin taxi driver has claimed that he was verbally and racially abused by four passengers who accused him of being a member of Islamic State (ISIS).<br /><br /></p>.<p>The racial taunts prompted Kanak Hirani to throw them out of his vehicle. The passengers even did not pay the fare.<br /><br />Hirani picked up the group in Cardiff city centre in Wales last week.<br />He drove them to a cashpoint and the passengers then asked him to take them to the McDonald’s restaurant before going to their intended destination.<br /><br />'WalesOnline' reports that two of them went into the restaurant to pick up the food while the other two stayed in the car.<br /><br />Hirani asked them for the 20 pounds already on the meter up-front as he had no idea where they were going.<br /><br />He told the newspaper: "The passenger sat in front spat on the floor. I asked him why he did it and he said he didn’t do it. I pulled over and said I wanted something up front because I’d rather lose a 20 pound fare than a 45 pound fare.<br /><br />"They said they had the money and would pay me when they got up there and they gave a little verbal abuse to me. They threatened to knock me out. I said there’s no need for this and I said that I didn’t know them.<br /><br />"One of the guys said, ‘How do I know you’re not from ISIS?’ At that point I pushed the panic alarm and that's when they got out."<br /><br />He has since reported the incident to the police, as well as passing on video footage of the incident.<br /><br />He describes them as white, with brown and blonde hair, and were wearing jeans and t-shirts "I want these guys prosecuted", Hirani said.<br /><br />A South Wales Police spokesperson confirmed they are investigating the alleged incident.<br /><br />"Police in Cardiff are investigating allegations of racial abuse and failure to pay a taxi fare following an incident which happened shortly after 4am on Friday, December 4," he said.</p>
<p>A 37-year-old Indian-origin taxi driver has claimed that he was verbally and racially abused by four passengers who accused him of being a member of Islamic State (ISIS).<br /><br /></p>.<p>The racial taunts prompted Kanak Hirani to throw them out of his vehicle. The passengers even did not pay the fare.<br /><br />Hirani picked up the group in Cardiff city centre in Wales last week.<br />He drove them to a cashpoint and the passengers then asked him to take them to the McDonald’s restaurant before going to their intended destination.<br /><br />'WalesOnline' reports that two of them went into the restaurant to pick up the food while the other two stayed in the car.<br /><br />Hirani asked them for the 20 pounds already on the meter up-front as he had no idea where they were going.<br /><br />He told the newspaper: "The passenger sat in front spat on the floor. I asked him why he did it and he said he didn’t do it. I pulled over and said I wanted something up front because I’d rather lose a 20 pound fare than a 45 pound fare.<br /><br />"They said they had the money and would pay me when they got up there and they gave a little verbal abuse to me. They threatened to knock me out. I said there’s no need for this and I said that I didn’t know them.<br /><br />"One of the guys said, ‘How do I know you’re not from ISIS?’ At that point I pushed the panic alarm and that's when they got out."<br /><br />He has since reported the incident to the police, as well as passing on video footage of the incident.<br /><br />He describes them as white, with brown and blonde hair, and were wearing jeans and t-shirts "I want these guys prosecuted", Hirani said.<br /><br />A South Wales Police spokesperson confirmed they are investigating the alleged incident.<br /><br />"Police in Cardiff are investigating allegations of racial abuse and failure to pay a taxi fare following an incident which happened shortly after 4am on Friday, December 4," he said.</p>